ribless.html - See: STICK TO ONE'S RIBS or STICK TO THE RIBS.

ribless.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 each of the curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine and protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs.
2 a joint of meat from this part of an animal.
3 a ridge or long raised piece often of stronger or thicker material across a surface or through a structure serving to support or strengthen it.
4 any of a ship's transverse curved timbers forming the framework of the hull.
5 Knitting a combination of plain and purl stitches producing a ribbed somewhat elastic fabric.
6 each of the hinged rods supporting the fabric of an umbrella.
7 a vein of a leaf or an insect's wing.
8 Aeron. a structural member in an aerofoil.

--v.

tr. (ribbed, ribbing)
1 provide with ribs; act as the ribs of.
2 colloq. make fun of; tease.
3 mark with ridges.
4 plough with spaces between the furrows.

ribless adj. [OE rib, ribb f. Gmc]

ribless.html - abbr.
Royal Institute of British Architects.

ribless.html - adj. & n.
--adj.

(of language or its user) coarsely or disrespectfully humorous; scurrilous.

--n.

a user of ribald language. [ME (earlier sense 'low-born retainer') f. OF ribau(l)d f. riber pursue licentious pleasures f. Gmc]

ribless.html - n.
ribald talk or behaviour.

ribless.html - n.
a ribbon. [ME f. OF riban, prob. f. a Gmc compound of BAND(1)]