Definitions
subject to laughter or ridicule
Word origin
From Middle English rib, ribbe, from Old English ribb (“rib”), from Proto-West Germanic *ribi, from Proto-Germanic *ribją (“rib, reef”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ- (“arch, ceiling, cover”).
Used in a sentence
“On an early winter afternoon, clear but not cold, when the vegetable world was a weird multitude of skeletons through whose ribs the sun shone freely, a gleaming landau came to a pause on the crest of a hill in Wessex.”
“a broken rib on the umbrella”
“'Near to it was the portrait of his rib, Dame Middleton.'”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Side bone”3 letters
02“Barbecue bone”3 letters
03“Barbecue piece”3 letters
04“Curved chest bone”3 letters
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