Ribible

//ɹɪˈbaɪbəl// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A ribibe or rebec. obsolete

    "(469) […] these gleemen […] not only played on harp and sytol, rote, sawtry, and ribible, but sang hymns to heaven in praise of the saint whose remains lay enshrined before them."

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"(469) […] these gleemen […] not only played on harp and sytol, rote, sawtry, and ribible, but sang hymns to heaven in praise of the saint whose remains lay enshrined before them."

Etymology

ribibe + -le (diminutive)

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