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spareribs

spareribs is the plural 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

Questions about spareribs

What is spareribs the plural of?
Spareribs is the plural of sparerib.

Words near spareribs in the dictionary

  1. sparely
  2. spareness
  3. sparenesses
  4. sparer
  5. sparerib
  6. spareribs
  7. sparers
  8. spares
  9. spares a thought for
  10. spares no effort
  11. spares no expense

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