Vocabulary : Ribaud to Ribbing

Ribaud : A ribald.
Ribaudequin : An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. It was (after the 14th century) furnished with small cannon. ;; A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for casting javelins.
Ribaudred : Alt. of Ribaudrous
Ribaudrous : Filthy; obscene; ribald.
Ribaudry : Ribaldry.

Ribaudy : Ribaldry.
Ribauld : A ribald.
Ribband : A ribbon. ;; A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position, and give rigidity to the framework.
Ribbed : of Rib ;; Furnished or formed with ribs; as, a ribbed cylinder; ribbed cloth. ;; Intercalated with slate; -- said of a seam of coal.
Ribbing : of Rib ;; An assemblage or arrangement of ribs, as the timberwork for the support of an arch or coved ceiling, the veins in the leaves of some plants, ridges in the fabric of cloth, or the like.

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