单词 | well ribbed-up |
释义 | > as lemmaswell ribbed-up b. With prefixed or postmodifying adverb. Of a horse or dog: having the posterior ribs coming relatively close to the pelvic bones (i.e. short-coupled), regarded as a desirable feature. Now esp. in well ribbed-up. Cf. home-ribbed adj., well-ribbed adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [adjective] > having little space between last rib and hips well-ribbed1556 ribbed1607 home-ribbed1688 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 74 Wel ribbed, a great belly, the backe and shoulders verie broad. 1688 London Gaz. No. 2312/4 A grey Nag..his Ears cropt close, home rib'd. 1758 J. Reeves Art Farriery 12 It may be owing to a narrow chest, or when he is ribbed home too close. 1801 R. Lawrence Inq. Struct. & Animal Œcon. Horse i. 17 A horse which is short in the carcase, is usually ribbed home, as it is termed, that is to say, there exists but a small space between the last rib and the hip bone. This conformation is justly esteemed excellent. 1850 F. E. Smedley Frank Fairlegh xxi. 173 Rather inclined to be cow-hocked... Not ribbed home. 1877 Spirit of Times 24 Nov. 438/3 They..were powerfully built, with short, strong backs, immense muscular quarters, round, well-ribbed bodies, on short, strong legs. 1883 G. Stables Our Friend the Dog vii. 59 Cobby—Nicely ribbed up, compact in form like a cob-horse. 1902 Jrnl. Dept. Agric. W. Austral. 5 135 The term ‘slack-in-the-loin’ is the opposite of ‘well-ribbed-up’. 1951 G. Heyer Quiet Gentleman xv. 223 A good three-year-old, Martin, not too short in the back, and well ribbed-up! 2002 J. Cunliffe Encycl. Dog Breeds (new ed.) 41/2 A dog which is described as being well ribbed-up has a rib cage that extends well back along the length of the whole body. < as lemmas |
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