ribspare
rib·spare
ribspare · ribspares
SpareribSparerib.
UK/ˈɹɪbspɛə(ɹ)/US/ˈɹɪbspɛɚ/
Meaning
1 senses(rare)Sparerib.
Origin
From Low German ribbesper, from Middle Low German ribbespêr (“spareribs”), from ribbe (“riFrom Low German ribbesper, from Middle Low German ribbespêr (“spareribs”), from ribbe (“rib”) + sper (“spear; spit”), from Old Saxon ribbi + sper, from Proto-Germanic *ribją + *speru. The second element of the English word was probably influenced by English spare (“lean, wanting flesh”).
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