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.Definitions on the go
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