pribbles and prabbles
English
Noun
pribbles and prabbles pl (plural only)
- ramblings; nonsense
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, “The Merry VViues of VVindsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act V, scene v], lines 156–160, page 60, column 1:
- Euan. And giuen to Fornications, and to Tauernes, and Sacke, and Wine, and Metheglins, and to drinkings and ſwearings, and ſtarings? Pribles and prables?
Fal. Well, I am your Theame: you haue the ſtart of me, I am deiected.