rib
- noun
- /rɪb/
- I want my baby back, baby back, baby back ribs
- prime rib
All right, So the rib freaking delicious.
- All right, So the rib freaking delicious.
- You know, he would cook steaks and ribs and all sorts of other things like that.
- And I, I've been meaning to ask you pork ribs or beef.
- But for most people, a rib eye steak is like enough.
- They sell amazing steaks like rib eyes, T bones, New York strips, and more.
- You know, somebody could die upstairs and two hours they're serving ribs downstairs and that's life.
- Onion country style pork ribs, Rib spice rub, BBQ sauce.
Examples
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At the restaurant, they served tender smoked ribs that fell off the bone.
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We talk, and the smell of cooking beef ribs and potatoes fills the small kitchen.
Fiction book (1992) -
I mean, a prime rib does sound like the best ribs.
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I'm making prime rib for our...
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I thought you might feel better with some ribs to eat
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I ordered some food, this place has great ribs.
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Second man: Order in 2 prime ribs rare, both heavy on the juice.
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"Salad with my prime rib," she said over her shoulder to the cook.
Fiction book (1992) -
Got some spare ribs cut Saint Louis style.
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I ordered prime rib and a triple whiskey, and you ordered dry toast.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
A thick piece of meat with a bone from the rib or loin
A piece of meat sliced from an animal for cooking
A group of ribs of meat often roasted for eating
A cut of beef from the ribs near the breastbone often cooked slowly
A tender cut of beef from the rib with a lot of fat and rich flavor
A cut of lamb from the ribs often roasted and served whole or as chops
A piece of meat taken from a certain part of an animal
A cut of pork ribs with little meat left often cooked on a grill
A large cut of meat with several ribs cooked whole
A large cut of beef with several ribs, roasted standing up
A small raised line on a surface, often on meat or fabric
Pieces of pork ribs cooked and served, often with barbecue sauce
A piece of beef from near the shoulder with short bones and meat for slow cooking
Compounds
How Meaty
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rib for a cut of meat comes from the bone sense: it means the meat that sits 'around' a rib bone, which is why 'ribs' are often served as a whole piece in cooking.