ribbing
See also: Ribbing
English edit
Etymology edit
rib (“tease”, verb) + -ing; from the common practice of tickling the ribs to cause laughter.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ribbing
- present participle and gerund of rib
Noun edit
ribbing (countable and uncountable, plural ribbings)
- (uncountable) The action of the verb to rib; teasing.
- (countable, uncountable) A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object.
- 1919, MacIver Percival, The Glass Collector: A Guide to Old English Glass, page 31:
- The decoration found on the stems are perpendicular ribbings, ordinary rounded mouldings, and perpendicular lobings.
- (countable) An instance of teasing.
Translations edit
A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object
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