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ribroast

ribroast noun: a cut of beef from the main rib.

Noun

ribroast (plural ribroasts)

  1. A cut of beef from the main rib.

Verb

ribroast (third-person singular simple present ribroasts, present participle ribroasting, simple past and past participle ribroasted)

  1. (dated, slang, transitive) To beat up vigorously.
    • That done, he rises, humbly bows, / And gives thanks for the princely blows; / Departs not meanly proud, and boasting / Of his magnificent rib-roastingc. 1663, Samuel Butler, Hudibras

Forms of ribroast

Noun
pluralribroasts
Verb
third-person singular presentribroasts
present participleribroasting
past participleribroasted
pastribroasted

Origin of ribroast

From rib + roast.

Words formed from ribroast

Questions about ribroast

What does ribroast mean?
Ribroast means a cut of beef from the main rib.
What part of speech is ribroast?
Ribroast can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of ribroast?
The plural of ribroast is ribroasts.

Words near ribroast in the dictionary

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  2. ribozyme
  3. ribozymes
  4. ribozymic
  5. ribozymology
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  7. ribroasted
  8. ribroaster
  9. ribroasters
  10. ribroasting
  11. ribroasts

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