ribby
1 Americanadjective
noun
plural
ribbiesEtymology
Origin of ribby1
First recorded in 1840–50; rib 1 + -y 1
Origin of ribby2
Formation based on the abbreviation RBI; -y 2
Example Sentences
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A woeful old knight was seen riding a ribby white horse as seedy as himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
The picture was taken in mountainlands high above Nice and the natives are still talking about the rueful old man who rode about on a ribby white horse which he insisted on flitting each day.
From Time Magazine Archive
They failed to recuperate, left natives with a large number of ribby carcasses on their hands.
From Time Magazine Archive
A ribby chest he had, and a dry, leathery skin.
From The Belted Seas by Colton, Arthur Willis
He sees human forms hurrying past the cabin window, and there is reflected the yellow, wooden, ribby thing which he knows to be a life-preserver.
From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by McGovern, John
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