ribber

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noun (1)

rib·​ber ˈri-bər 

plural ribbers

1

: a cook who prepares barbecued ribs

Award-winning ribbers will be serving up their smokin' hot, finger-lickin' good ribs, smothered in their mouth-watering secret sauce all weekend long, starting late Friday afternoon.

—Linda Holmes

Like every ribber, Kefalidis promises you they are the finest ribs you will ever taste, with fall-off-the-bone tenderness that will almost melt in your mouth.

—The (New Brunswick) Times & Transcript

2

: a knitting machine attachment that produces a ribbed stitch

The ribber is another bed or frame which sits at right angles to the first bed. The finished knitting goes between the two, allowing you to knit one row and purl the other.

—The Washington Post

There is a skill to making the socks … and about 50 people have registered for the convention's classes on such topics as using the ribber, fancy stitches and open work … and knitting mittens.

—The Oregonian

ribber

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural ribbers

: one who ribs or pokes fun at others

Harry 'Mr. Fuji' Fujiwara … is mostly remembered by his wrestling cohort as one of the business' all-time greatest ribbers. A practical joker of the highest order, Fuji had virtually no limits when it came to pulling japes on the boys.

—Benjamin Richardson

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun (2)

1929, in the meaning defined above