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Ribibe

Rib′ibe

,
Noun.
[See
Rebec
.]
1.
A sort of stringed instrument; a rebec.
[Obs.]
Nares.
2.
An old woman; – in contempt.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
3.
A bawd; a prostitute.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.

Definition 2024


ribibe

ribibe

English

Noun

ribibe (plural ribibes)

  1. (obsolete) A kind of stringed instrument, the rebec.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Nares to this entry?)
  2. (obsolete, derogatory) An old woman.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
  3. (obsolete) A bawd; a prostitute.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)