baldrib
baldrib noun: a piece of pork cut lower down than the sparerib, and destitute of fat.
Noun
baldrib (plural baldribs)
- A piece of pork cut lower down than the sparerib, and destitute of fat.
- Leg, bladebone, baldrib, griskin, chine, or chop
Profess myself a genuine Philopig1828, Robert Southey, Epistle to Allan Cunningham - Faith, thou art such a spiny baldrib, all the mistresses in the town will never get thee up.1840, Thomas Middleton, “The Mayor of Queenborough”, in Alexander Dyce, editor, The Works of Thomas Middleton, volume 1, London: Edward Lumley, Chancery Lane, page 174
- Leg, bladebone, baldrib, griskin, chine, or chop
Forms of baldrib
| plural | baldribs |
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Origin of baldrib
From bald + rib.
Questions about baldrib
- What does baldrib mean?
- Baldrib means a piece of pork cut lower down than the sparerib, and destitute of fat.
- What part of speech is baldrib?
- Baldrib is a noun.
- What is the plural of baldrib?
- The plural of baldrib is baldribs.
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