crib

crib, n. [Origin unknown] Hist. An enclosure at the side of a court where the apprentices stood to learn the law. • For a full history of this term and its variants, see J.H. Baker, “The Pecunes,” in The Legal Profession and the Common Law 171, 173 (1986). — Also spelled cribbe; crubbe. — Also termed pecune.

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译者Eugina，毕业于一所旨在培养高级翻译专业人才的翻译院校，擅长翻译涉及国防和军工领域的法律文件。