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Ribibe

Ribibe \Rib"ibe\, n. [See Rebec.]

  1. A sort of stringed instrument; a rebec. [Obs.]
    --Nares.

  2. An old woman; -- in contempt. [Obs.]
    --Chaucer.

  3. A bawd; a prostitute. [Obs.]
    --B. Jonson.

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ribibe

n. 1 (context obsolete English) A kind of stringed instrument, the rebec. 2 (context obsolete derogatory English) An old woman. 3 (context obsolete English) A bawd; a prostitute.

Usage examples of "ribibe".

This Sompnour, waiting ever on his prey, Rode forth to summon a widow, an old ribibe, Feigning a cause, for he would have a bribe.