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ribbing
肋狀組織翅,肋骨,田壟,玩笑
Rib·bing n. An assemblage or arrangement of ribs, as the timberwork for the support of an arch or coved ceiling, the veins in the leaves of some plants, ridges in the fabric of cloth, or the like.
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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.
2. To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
It [lead] were too gross
To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave. --Shak.
To rib land, to leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in plowing.
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rib
n 1: support resembling the rib of an animal
2: any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from
the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar
bones in most vertebrates) [syn: costa]
3: cut of meat including one or more ribs
4: a teasing remark
5: a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or
plant
6: a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling;
may be ornamental or structural
v 1: form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"
2: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed
the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun
at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students
roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: ridicule,
roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, make
fun, poke fun]
[also: ribbing, ribbed]
ribbing
n 1: a framework of ribs
2: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously
(especially by ridicule); provoking someone with
persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his
ribbing was gentle but persistent" [syn: tease, teasing]