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Rib \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.
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2. To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
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It [lead] were too gross
To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave. --Shak.
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{To rib land}, to leave strips of undisturbed ground between
the furrows in plowing.
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Ribbed \Ribbed\, a.
1. Furnished or formed with ribs; as, a ribbed cylinder;
ribbed cloth.
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2. (Mining) Intercalated with slate; -- said of a seam of
coal. --Raymond.
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