baby back rib
baby back rib noun: a cut of pork including small ribs cut from the upper hind ribs along the back of the pig.
Noun
baby back rib (plural baby back ribs)
- A cut of pork including small ribs cut from the upper hind ribs along the back of the pig.
- We enjoy eating baby back ribs, which we find to be of consistently good quality and less fatty than other ribs.1989, Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins, The New Basics Cookbook, Workman Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 553
- Bob Spoto is back, just 300 feet West of his old establishment, but he's still serving the hickory smoked barbecue Baby Back Ribs, Prime Rib, Steaks and fresh Seafood that made him famous.1993, “Dining Out”, in Tampa Bay Magazine, volume 8, number 3, page 101
Forms of baby back rib
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Questions about baby back rib
- What does baby back rib mean?
- Baby back rib means a cut of pork including small ribs cut from the upper hind ribs along the back of the pig.
- What part of speech is baby back rib?
- Baby back rib is a noun.
- What is the plural of baby back rib?
- The plural of baby back rib is baby back ribs.
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