What does tribble mean?
Tribble means A horizontal frame with wires stretched across it for drying paper..
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/ˈtɹɪbl̩/ · noun
A horizontal frame with wires stretched across it for drying paper..
Scales have proliferated like tribbles in quadra-triticale: just intonations, equal temperaments, scales based on overtones, scales generated from a single interval or pair of intervals, scales without octaves, scales arising from arcane mathematical formulas, scales that reflect cosmological or religious structures, scales that "come from the heart."
The Hyper-Producing Playwrights of Edmondton: Or Why Alberta’s Capital Breeds New Plays Like Tribbles.
They were like tribbles, multiplying by the dozens, cackling, giggling their maniacal joy at the game.
They breed like tribbles, but at least they’re not terrestrial.
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Tribble means A horizontal frame with wires stretched across it for drying paper..
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Scales have proliferated like tribbles in quadra-triticale: just intonations, equal temperaments, scales based on overtones, scales generated from a single interval or pair of intervals, scales without octaves, scales arising from arcane mathematical formulas, scales that reflect cosmological or religious structures, scales that "come from the heart."
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