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Ribbed vs Dribbed - What's the difference?

ribbed | dribbed |

As verbs the difference between ribbed and dribbed

is that ribbed is (rib) while dribbed is (drib).

As an adjective ribbed

is having ribs.

ribbed

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Having ribs.
  • (mining) intercalated with slate; said of a seam of coal
    • (Raymond)

    Derived terms

    * ribbed vault

    Verb

    (head)
  • (rib)

    • Anagrams

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    dribbed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (drib)

    • drib

    English

    Etymology 1

    From dialectal English drib (compare also drub), a variant from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Verb

    (dribb)
  • To cut off; chop off.
  • To cut off little by little; cheat by small and reiterated tricks; purloin.
  • To entice step by step.
  • * Dryden
    • With daily lies she dribs thee into cost.
  • To appropriate unlawfully; to embezzle.
  • * Dryden
    • He who drives their bargain dribs a part.
  • (archery) To shoot directly at short range.
  • (archery) To shoot at a mark at short range.
  • (archery) To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent.
    • (Sir Philip Sidney)
  • To beat; thrash; drub.
  • To scold.
  • To strike another player's marble when playing from the trigger.

    • Etymology 2

    From a variant of drip.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A drop.
    • (Jonathan Swift)

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