ribbing

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The ribbing is a double knit.

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  1. noun Ribs considered as a group.
  2. noun An arrangement of ribs, as in a boat.
  3. noun Informal The act or an instance of joking or teasing.

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  • He always laughed at the ribbing, buying a round, and telling the regulars that it was more to be out in nature than anything else They believed he was an independent contractor—a sheet rocker. —  Lisa Jackson - Shiver
  • They were knuckling the sleep from their eyes and already searching for the target of their daily ribbing, which was of course him. —  ARTEMIS FOWL is a child prodigy from Ireland who has dedicated his brilliant mind to criminal activities
  • Kit knew one helluva ribbing was coming, for sure-Rachel was the one person in La-La land whose wit he could never top. —  Time Scout
  • This struck them as a very just kind of vengeance for the ribbing they had been taking. —  124 - The Running Skeletons
  • Judging from what's already made its way to YouTube (haven't you seen this?), the moose-hunting hockey mom is in for a ribbing. —  Home | The New York Observer
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ribbing:   ribbed ·  rib ·  ribs
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