false rib
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of false rib
First recorded in 1490–1500
Example Sentences
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"In the right side, my lord; but, fortunately, towards the lower false rib."
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 by Eugène Sue
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