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ˈribaldrous, a. Now Obs. or arch. Also 6 riba(u)drous. [f. ribald n. + -rous.] Of ribald character; ribald.
1565Cooper Thes., Carmina obscœna, ribaudrous verses. 1592Greene Disput. Wks. (Grosart) X. 247 He..could gawll out many quaint and ribadrous Iigges and songs. 1622T. Robinson Anat. Eng. Nunnery 13 They sing him ribaldrous Songs and jigs. 1633Prynne 1st Pt. Histriom. 65 Such Christians whose tongues are tipt, and hearts delighted with Ribaldrous Songs. 1794Gentl. Mag. LXIV. ii. 1133/1 What is thine but noisy strife.., Ribaldrous and vacant laugh! 1839Hallam Hist. Lit. ii. iv. §28 The usual fault—vulgar and ribaldrous invective. Ibid. iii. vii. § 35 If he turns to invective..it is mere ribaldrous vulgarity blended with pedantry. |