单词 | well-ribbed |
释义 | well-ribbedadj. Having good or strong ribs. Sometimes: spec. (of a horse or dog) having the posterior ribs coming relatively close to the pelvic bones, regarded as a desirable feature; = ribbed adj. 1b. 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 1556 T. Hill tr. B. Cocles Brief Epitomye Phisiognomie xxxiii. E.iiiv They whiche be well ribbed & strong after lyfe, be compared to the masculyne kind. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 74 Wel ribbed, a great belly, the backe and shoulders verie broad. 1707 London Gaz. No. 4391/4 A bay gelt Horse,..well made and well ribb'd. a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 225 The characters..of a fine ox..are as follow—Symmetry of parts; stout sound limbs; a body large and somewhat long..and well ribbed. 1821 European Mag. & London Rev. May 446/1 Like unskilful boatmen in a well ribbed skiff. 1847 W. C. L. Martin Ox 80/2 A heavy and well-ribbed carcass. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 25 Apr. 3/1 Large, well-ribbed umbrellas warranted not to blow inside out. 1926 Farmers' Bull. (U.S. Dept. Agric.) No. 1491. 31 They [sc. retrievers] have symmetrical, fairly short, square, deep, well-ribbed bodies. 2012 Evening Post (Nexis) 17 Aug. 10 Plantain—the big, well-ribbed, broad-leafed English wild plant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1556 |
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