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ribband

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[ rib-band, rib-uhnd, -uhn ]

noun

  1. Also Shipbuilding. a strip of wood or metal running fore-and-aft along frames to keep them in the proper position until the shell planking or plating is in place.
  2. Carpentry. ribbon ( def 8 ).


ribband

2

[ rib-uhnd ]

noun

Heraldry.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ribband1

First recorded in 1705–15; rib 1 + band 2
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“Her legs were bare and brown. About her arm went a ribband bearing the legend FTPF. In the waistband of her skirt was stuck a small revolver.”

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For instance no competitors in the men’s 100m, track and field’s blue ribband event, qualified in last year’s World Championships.

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This is the doomsday scenario; the view from the board is a season out of the continent’s blue ribband competition has to be a one-off for football and equally crucial commercial reasons.

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The 17-times grand slam winner has not captured one of the sport's blue ribband events since Wimbledon in 2012 but is playing at a high level.

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Rubenius shewed my father how well they all fitted,—in what manner they laced on,—with what points, straps, thongs, latchets, ribbands, jaggs, and ends.———

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