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Definition of spare rib noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spare rib

noun
 
/ˌspeə ˈrɪb/
 
/ˌsper ˈrɪb/
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  1. a rib of pork (= meat from a pig) with most of the meat cut off
    • barbecued spare ribs
    Topics Foodc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: probably from Middle Low German ribbesper (by transposition of the syllables), and associated with the adjective spare.
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