British Dictionary definitions for ribble

Ribble

noun

a river in NW England, flowing south and west through Lancashire to the Irish Sea. Length: 121 km (75 miles)

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Historical Examples

Alas for his wife who keeps the booth by the bridge-head of Ribble!
Sir Nigel
Arthur Conan Doyle
If a haven ever existed at the mouth of the Ribble, it has now disappeared.
Lancashire
Leo H. (Leo Hartley) Grindon
This is owing to its position at the head of the Ribble estuary.
The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts
Various
The other river that flows east while the Ribble flows west is the River Ayr.
First and Last
H. Belloc
Indeed, up to 1836, it was the only spire which could be found between the Ribble and the Lune.
Our Churches and Chapels
Atticus

Ribble

Examples from the Web for ribble

Historical Examples

Alas for his wife who keeps the booth by the bridge-head of Ribble!

If a haven ever existed at the mouth of the Ribble, it has now disappeared.

This is owing to its position at the head of the Ribble estuary.

The other river that flows east while the Ribble flows west is the River Ayr.

Indeed, up to 1836, it was the only spire which could be found between the Ribble and the Lune.