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 of ribble
Alas for his wife who keeps the booth by the bridge-head of Ribble!
Sir NigelArthur Conan Doyle
If a haven ever existed at the mouth of the Ribble, it has now disappeared.
LancashireLeo H. (Leo Hartley) Grindon
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.
First and LastH. Belloc
Indeed, up to 1836, it was the only spire which could be found between the Ribble and the Lune.
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