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ribroasted

ribroasted is the simple past and past participle of ribroast.

Meaning of ribroast

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

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Questions about ribroasted

What is ribroasted the simple past and past participle of?
Ribroasted is the simple past and past participle of ribroast.

Words near ribroasted in the dictionary

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

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