knabble

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Knabble \Knab"ble\ (n[a^]b"b'l), v. i. [Freq. of knab.]
   To bite or nibble. [Obs.]
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         Horses will knabble at walls, and rats gnaw iron. --Sir
                                                  T. Browne.
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