ribibe
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Is ribibe a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (historical) A kind of stringed instrument; a rebec or an instrument similar to it.Examples: "Well, my friend, and where is your ribibe, or such like instrument, belonging to a minstrel?"; ""The tones of lutes and ribibes [translating German Ribeben] I have right masterly and fine As ordered by imperial might."; "The tone of the rubebe was similar to that of the lower register of the modern viola. As it possessed but two strings, however, its range was necessarily limited."Synonyms: ribiblehistorical
2. (obsolete, derogatory) An old woman.derogatoryobsolete
3. (obsolete) A bawd; a prostitute.Examples: "Or some good ribibe about Kentish Town or Hogsden, you would hang now for a witch"obsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary