Scribbling

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scribbling \Scrib"bling\, a.
     Writing hastily or poorly.
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           Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling folks!
                                                    --Goldsmith.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scribble \Scrib"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scribbled} (-b'ld);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Scribbling} (-bl[i^]ng).] [From {Scribe}.]
     1. To write hastily or carelessly, without regard to
        correctness or elegance; as, to scribble a letter.
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     2. To fill or cover with careless or worthless writing.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scribbling \Scrib"bling\, n.
     The act of writing hastily or idly.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scribbling \Scrib"bling\, n. [See 1st {Scribble}.]
     The act or process of carding coarsely.
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     {Scribbling machine}, the machine used for the first carding
        of wool or other fiber; -- called also {scribbler}.
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