floating rib
noun
: a rib (such as one of either of the last two pairs in humans) that has no attachment to the sternum compare false rib
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Skin farther up the neck to remove the neck meat, if desired. Find the floating rib, between the back of the chest cavity and forward of the hip bone.
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Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 20 Nov. 2020
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Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 20 Nov. 2020
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“Floating rib.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floating%20rib. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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