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ribaudry

ribaudry is the obsolete form of ribaldry.

Meaning of ribaldry

Noun

ribaldry (countable and uncountable, plural ribaldries)

  1. Joking or humorous language or behaviour used in a vulgar or lewd fashion.
    • Playes are the nurseries of vice, the bawd, / That thorow the senses steales our hearts abroad, / Tainting our eares with obscæne bawdery, / Lascivious words, and wanton ribaulry.1629, Fra[ncis] Lenton, “Section XIV. The Young Gallant’s Whirlgig.”, in James Orchard Halliwell, editor, The Marriage of Wit and Wisdom, an Ancient Interlude. […], London: […] Shakespeare Society...

Forms of ribaudry

pluralribaudries

Words formed from ribaudry

Questions about ribaudry

What is ribaudry the obsolete form of?
Ribaudry is the obsolete form of ribaldry.

Words near ribaudry in the dictionary

  1. Ribaudo
  2. Ribaudos
  3. ribaudred
  4. ribaudries
  5. ribaudrous
  6. ribaudry
  7. ribauds
  8. ribauld
  9. ribauldequin
  10. ribauldequins
  11. ribaulds

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