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Definition of Ribibe
1. n. A sort of stringed instrument; a rebec.
Definition of Ribibe
1. rebec [n -S] - See also: rebec
Medical Definition of Ribibe
1. 1. A sort of stringed instrument; a rebec. 2. An old woman; in contempt. 3. A bawd; a prostitute. See: Rebec. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ribibe
| ribbons ribbonwoods ribbony ribby ribcage ribcages riberry ribes ribeye ribeye steak | ribeye steaks ribeyes ribibes ribible ribibles ribier ribiers ribin ribins ribitol | ribityl ribityls ribless riblet riblets riblike |
Literary usage of Ribibe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vision of William Concerning Piers Plowman: Together with Vita de Dowel by William Langland, Walter William Skeat (1884)
"The ribibe is said to have had three strings, to have been played with a bow,
and to have been introduced into Spain oy the Moors. ..."
2. The Poetical Works of John Skelton: With Notes, and Some Account of the by John Skelton (1843)
"1, where Gifford observes, " ribibe, together with its synonym ... A ribibe, the
reader knows, is a rude kind of fiddle, and the allusion is probably to the ..."
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