NIBBLE
NOUNS
► NIB a nibble, a cautious bite → 1909 Amer. dial.
► PULE a small amount of food; a bite, a nibble → E19 Sc.
VERBS
► CHUMBLE to gnaw, to nibble, to peck → 1821 chiefly Eng. dial.
► GNABBLE to nibble → 1899 Amer. dial.
► KNABBLE ► NABBLE to bite, to gnaw, to nibble → 1567 obs.
► KNUB to bite something gently; to nibble → a1652 obs.
► MAP to nibble; to move the mouth as though nibbling; to catch hold with the teeth → 1813 Sc.
► MATTLE to nibble → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► NAB to bite gently, to nibble → 1630 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► NAG to gnaw, to nibble → 1825 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► NATTER to nibble into small pieces, esp. of a mouse → 1963 Sc.
► NATTLE to nibble; to chew with difficulty; to gnaw; to nip → 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► NIB to nibble → c1938 Amer. dial.
► NOSH to snack on; to nibble between meals; to eat → 1947 Amer. dial.
► TEASE to nibble or pick slowly → a1838 Sc.