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spareribs

[ spair-ribz ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)
  1. a cut of meat from the rib section, especially of pork or beef, with some meat adhering to the bones.
  2. a dish of this meat, usually baked, roasted, or barbecued with a pungent sauce.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spareribs1

1590–1600; transposed variant of earlier ribspare < Middle Low German ribbespēr rib cut; compare obsolete spare a cut, slice
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Example Sentences

The ribs inside this cut, when cut from underneath, are sold as spareribs.

The spareribs give the cabbage a very pleasing flavor and at the same time supply nourishment to the dish.

He reflected a moment, studying the spareribs, which had just arrived.

Or look around to see if any of the party or the pack was rolling down over the spareribs of that ghastly skeleton.

I's got a taste o' dese heah spareribs an' sausages, an' I ain't gwine take no medicine.

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