spare rib
noun /ˌspeə ˈrɪb/
/ˌsper ˈrɪb/
- a rib of pork (= meat from a pig) with most of the meat cut off
- barbecued spare ribs
Word Originlate 16th cent.: probably from Middle Low German ribbesper (by transposition of the syllables), and associated with the adjective spare.