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ribbing

/ˈɹɪbɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.
  2. To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.
  3. To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
  4. To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).
  5. The action of the verb to rib.
  6. A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object.
  7. An instance of teasing.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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