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I took the smallest nibbles, never losing a crumb, and chewed the nibble till it became the thinnest and most delectable of pastes.

It was a great treat to us to be turned out into the home paddock or the old orchard; the grass was so cool and soft to our feet, the air so sweet, and the freedom to do as we liked was so pleasant -- to gallop, to lie down, and roll over on our backs, or to nibble the sweet grass.

Edwards; and I will show you what I call fishing not nibble, nibble, nibble, as ‘Duke does when he goes after the salmon-trout.

Then look out for woodchucks, if it is an exposed place, for they will nibble off the earliest tender leaves almost clean as they go; and again, when the young tendrils make their appearance, they have notice of it, and will shear them off with both buds and young pods, sitting erect like a squirrel.

A peach - a blushing, rich-flavored fruit, nestling in the trellis work on the garden- wall, hidden beneath its long, green leaves, - this little vegetable production, that a dormouse would nibble up without a thought, was sufficient to recall to the memory of this great monarch the mournful shade of the last surintendant of France.

Crouching beside the brook, I waited until one of the diminutive purple whales rose to nibble at the long grasses which overhung the water, and then, like the beast of prey that man really is, I sprang upon my victim, appeasing my hunger while he yet wriggled to escape.

Earlier in the evening he had had a telephone conference with the Ancient Mariner, who had reported only progress with an exceptionally strong nibble that very day from a retired quack doctor.

Italy's international service provider, Sparkle is deploying Infinera's XT-3600 platform for its new Nibble Network.

Among its supporters will be the Mind Tyneside and Northumberland charity, while guest speakers will include James McIntosh, author of Knit and Nibble, who will talk on the Saturday night about how knitting helped him overcome depression, alongside Dr Thomas Ernst who has launched "knititation" with him: the concept of a mindful state reached while knitting.

Cozens said: "Having a tiny nibble every 15 minutes means your metabolism is rebooted four times an hour, so you're continuously burning fat."

Their mini size makes them a toothpick-friendly party food one that is enthusiastically embraced at a potluck or as a casual nibble for friends who drop in for drinks.

And that is because McVitie's, the company responsible for them, are upping the ante by producing a new version - Jaffa Cake Nibble!