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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Rib \Rib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ribbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Ribbing}.]
1. To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and
channels; as, to rib cloth.
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2. To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
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It [lead] were too gross
To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave. --Shak.
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{To rib land}, to leave strips of undisturbed ground between
the furrows in plowing.
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