Definition of rib

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Rib (n.) One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel..

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Clan :: Clan (n.) A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald..
Faunist :: Faunist (n.) One who describes the fauna of country; a naturalist.
Aceldama :: Aceldama (n.) The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his Master, and therefore called the field of blood. Fig.: A field of bloodshed..
Presentment :: Presentment (n.) The notice taken by a grand jury of any offence from their own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment laid before them, as, the presentment of a nuisance, a libel, or the like; also, an inquisition of office and indictment by a grand jury; an official accusation presented to a tribunal by the grand jury in an indictment, or the act of offering an indictment; also, the indictment itself..
Solidungula :: Solidungula (n. pl.) A tribe of ungulates which includes the horse, ass, and related species, constituting the family Equidae..
Noncontributing :: Noncontributing (a.) Alt. of Noncontributor.
Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle..
Cribble :: Cribble (v. t.) To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift.
Tribuneship :: Tribuneship (n.) The office or power of a tribune.
Nature :: Nature (n.) The sum of qualities and attributes which make a person or thing what it is, as distinct from others; native character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar constitution or quality of being..
Ogive :: Ogive (n.) The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.
Inscribe :: Inscribe (v. t.) To mark with letters, charakters, or words..
Bodkin :: Bodkin (n.) A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point, for drawing tape, ribbon, etc., through a loop or a hem; a tape needle..
Aratory :: Aratory (a.) Contributing to tillage.
Eponymy :: Eponymy (n.) The derivation of the name of a race, tribe, etc., from that of a fabulous hero, progenitor, etc..
Tribunate :: Tribunate (n.) The state or office of a tribune; tribuneship.
Count :: Count (v. t.) To place to an account; to ascribe or impute; to consider or esteem as belonging.
Prescriptible :: Prescriptible (a.) Depending on, or derived from, prescription; proper to be prescribed..
Osages :: Osages (n. pl.) A tribe of southern Sioux Indians, now living in the Indian Territory..
Rescribe :: Rescribe (v. t.) To write back; to write in reply.
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