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ribalds

ribalds is the plural of ribald.

Meaning of ribald

Noun

ribald (plural ribalds)

  1. A person who is filthy or vulgar in nature.
    • After, he made an harlot, a ribald, come to him alone for to touch his members and his body, to move to lechery.1483 [1900 edition], William Caxton (Trans.), Jacobus de Voragine, "Life of S. Paul the first Hermit", The Golden Legend

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Questions about ribalds

What is ribalds the plural of?
Ribalds is the plural of ribald.

Words near ribalds in the dictionary

  1. ribaldos
  2. ribaldous
  3. ribaldries
  4. ribaldrous
  5. ribaldry
  6. ribalds
  7. ribalinine
  8. riband
  9. riband jasper
  10. riband jaspers
  11. ribanded

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