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Ribible vs Ribibe - What's the difference?

ribible | ribibe |

In obsolete terms the difference between ribible and ribibe

is that ribible is a small three-stringed viol; a rebec while ribibe is a bawd; a prostitute.

ribible

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A small three-stringed viol; a rebec.
    • All can be play on gittern or ribible . — Chaucer.
    (Webster 1913)

    ribibe

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A kind of stringed instrument, the rebec.
    • (Nares)
  • (obsolete, derogatory) An old woman.
    • (Chaucer)
  • (obsolete) A bawd; a prostitute.
    • (Ben Jonson)
    (Webster 1913)