| 释义 |
home-ribbed, a.
[f. home adv. 8 b.]
Well ribbed up: see quot. 1720.
1688Lond. Gaz. No. 2312/4 A grey Nag..his Ears cropt close, home rib'd. 1720W. Gibson Diet Horses i. (1731) 16 When the short Ribs advance pretty near the Haunch Bone, a Horse is then said to be home-ribbed [printed -rid] and well coupled. 1815Sporting Mag. 114 We do not quite agree..as to the preference due to the home-ribbed racer. |