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Ribibe

//ɹɪˈbaɪb// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of stringed instrument; a rebec or an instrument similar to it. historical

    "Well, my friend, and where is your ribibe, or such like instrument, belonging to a minstrel?"

  2. 2
    An old woman. derogatory, obsolete
  3. 3
    A bawd; a prostitute. obsolete

    "Or some good ribibe about Kentish Town or Hogsden, you would hang now for a witch"

Etymology

See rebec.

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