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spare rib

spare rib is the alternative spelling of sparerib.

Meaning of sparerib

Noun

sparerib (plural spareribs)

  1. A cut of meat including the rib bones.
    • SPARERIBS AND SAUERKRAUT […] Place sauerkraut in greased baking dish and sprinkle with brown sugar. Brown spareribs under broiler heat, season and place on sauerkraut.1976, Ruth Berolzheimer, editor, Culinary Arts Institute Encyclopedic Cookbook, new rev. edition, Chicago, Ill.: Culinary Arts Institute, →ISBN, page 384
    Synonyms:
    ribspare

Forms of spare rib

pluralspare ribs

Questions about spare rib

What is spare rib the alternative spelling of?
Spare rib is the alternative spelling of sparerib.

Words near spare rib in the dictionary

  1. spare change
  2. spare no effort
  3. spare no expense
  4. spare part
  5. spare parts
  6. spare rib
  7. spare ribs
  8. spare room
  9. spare room subsidy
  10. spare rooms
  11. spare someone the details

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