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ribibe - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
ribibe (plural ribibes) (historical) A kind of stringed instrument; a rebec or an instrument similar to it.
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RIBIBE definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
2 senses: 1. an old-fashioned string instrument also known as a rebeck 2. obsolete a derogatory term for an old woman.... Click for more definitions.
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ribibe, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb ribibe. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete.
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ribibe
† ribibe, n. Obs. Forms: 5 rybybe, ribup(e, 6 rybibe. [ad. OF. rubebe, rebebe (hence MDu. rebebe), It. ribebba (Florio), ad. Arab. rebāb.] 1. = rebeck. The Cambr., Petw., and Lansd. MSS. read rubybe, rybibe, and rebibe in Chaucer Miller's T. 145, where the correct reading is rubible: see ribible.c 1...
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ribib and ribibe - Middle English Compendium - University of Michigan
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses). Note: Cp. rebekke n.(1) & (2). 1. (a) A kind of fiddle or lute; (b) a disparaging term for an old woman, a crone.
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ribibe, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the noun ribibe is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for ribibe is from around 1405, ...
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ribibour
† ribibour Obs. In 5 rybibour, ribibor. [f. ribibe n.] One who plays on a ribibe.1362 Langl. P. Pl. A. v. 165 A ribibor [v.r. rybibour], a ratoner, a rakere of Chepe.
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Ribibe - definition of ribibe by The Free Dictionary
1. (Instruments) an old-fashioned string instrument also known as a rebeck 2. obsolete a derogatory term for an old woman.
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ribibe - definition and meaning - Wordnik
from The Century Dictionary. noun A musical instrument; a rebec. noun A shrill-voiced old woman. To play on a ribibe.
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How to Pronounce Ribibe - YouTube
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Ribibe in English | Hausa to English Dictionary - Translate.com
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The word RIBIBE is in the Wiktionary
ribibe n. (Obsolete, derogatory) An old woman. ribibe n. (Obsolete) A bawd; a prostitute. 15 English words from 3 English definitions. bawd derogatory ...
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ribible
riˈbible Obs. exc. Hist. Forms: 4 rouwe-, row-, 5 ru-, ribible. [ad. OF. rubebe (see prec.); the ending may have been influenced by the musical terms trible, quadrible, quinible.] = ribibe n. 1.13.. Pol. Songs (Camden) 327 He..rat on the rouwe-bible and on other book no mo. c 1386 Chaucer Miller's T...
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rebeck
▪ I. † reˈbeck, n. Obs.—1 [Of obscure origin: connexion with next is doubtful, but cf. ribibe.] A term of abuse applied to a woman.c 1386 Chaucer Friar's T. 275 Brother, quod he, heere woneth an old rebekke That hadde almoost as lief to lese hire nekke As for to yeue a peny of hir good.▪ II. † reˈbe...
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