Defn: A small threestringed viol; a rebec. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
All can be play on gittern or ribible. Chaucer.
RIBLESS
Rib"less, a.
Defn: Having no ribs.
RIBROAST
Rib"roast`, v. t.
Defn: To beat soundly. [Slang]
RIBWORT
Rib"wort`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A species of plantain (Plantago lanceolata) with long, narrow, ribbed leaves; — called also rib grass, ripple grass, ribwort plantain.
-RIC -ric. Etym: [AS rice kingdom, dominion. See Rich.]
Defn: A suffix signifying dominion, jurisdiction; as, bishopric, the district over which a bishop exercises authority.
RICE Rice, n. Etym: [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. brizi, akin to Skr. vrihi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. Rye.] (Bot.)