ribby
1 Americanadjective
noun
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ribbies
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of ribby1
First recorded in 1840–50; rib 1 + -y 1
Origin of ribby2
Formation based on the abbreviation RBI; see -y 2
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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 woeful old knight was seen riding a ribby white horse as seedy as himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
A ribby chest he had, and a dry, leathery skin.
From The Belted Seas by Arthur Willis Colton
And he is so homely!—so scrawny, and ribby, and coarse-haired, and pitiful.
From Roughing It, Part 1. by Mark Twain
Batting just .237, but with 10 home runs and 35 ribbies.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2013
Just getting on base, letting them get those ribbies and whatnot, getting things going.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2012
Carter's 31 ribbies were one more than Barry Bonds, David Justice, Mark Grace, Andy Van Slyke and Howard Johnson had -- combined -- for the month.
From Time Magazine Archive
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