n. 肋状组织翅, 肋骨, 田垄, 玩笑

Rib \Rib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ribbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Ribbing}.]
1. To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and
channels; as, to rib cloth.

2. To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in.

It [lead] were too gross
To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave. --Shak.

{To rib land}, to leave strips of undisturbed ground between
the furrows in plowing.


Ribbing \Rib"bing\, n.
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.