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Tribble vs Thribble - What's the difference?

tribble | thribble |

As nouns the difference between tribble and thribble

is that tribble is a horizontal frame with wires stretched across it for drying paper or tribble can be a fictional alien creature in , a cooing ball of fur while thribble is a set of oil drilling pipes having three joints.

As an adjective thribble is

(label) threefold.

tribble

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • A horizontal frame with wires stretched across it for drying paper.
  • Etymology 2

    Probably invented for alliteration with (trouble); the creatures first appeared in an episode called The Trouble with Tribbles .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fictional alien creature in , a cooing ball of fur.
  • English terms derived from Star Trek

    thribble

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (label) threefold
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A set of oil drilling pipes having three joints