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• v  form vertical ribs by knitting
  A ribbed sweater
• v  subject to laughter or ridicule
• a  furnished or strengthened with ribs
• s  (of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture

• When the first tremors began in the parched, rock-ribbed mountains of western Sicily last week, most of the 3,000 people of Salaparuta took refuge on the slopes just below their .
• Upon closer inspection, they identified a smooth torso, massive thighs and the ribbed vestments of what appeared to be an Egyptian king.
• Like any President, Kennedy is sensitive to kidding, and at their annual Gridiron Club dinner, Washington newsmen ribbed him, his policies and his family mercilessly.

• rib
• ridicule
• roast
• guy
• blackguard
• laugh at
• jest at
• make fun
• poke fun
• costate

• ribless

News & Articles

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• History is close and is made with Louisiana State Sen. Elbert Guillory: James Varney
  A funny thing happens when folks bemoan the alleged stranglehold conservatives have on the Louisiana political scene. History undercuts that argument. Rock-ribbed conservative states do not elect governors like Edwin Edwards or Kathleen Blanco, or elect and re-elect U.S. senators...
  June 8, 2013 - New Orleans Times-Picayune
• US Senate hopeful touts local roots in bid for Harkin’s seat
  U.S. Senate hopeful Matt Whitaker highlighted his humble beginnings and local roots while decrying the federal deficit and taking shots at President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul during a Republican gathering in Ames. Whitaker, a former U.S. attorney who grew up in Ankeny and played football at the University of Iowa, was ribbed only a little about being a Hawkeye, though he was quick to ...
  June 7, 2013 - The Ames Tribune

Quotes

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• Michele Bachmann in Washington Post
  Two years from now, Obama will be a one-term president,Bachmann said, "because we are going to elect the boldest, strongest, most courageous, rock-ribbed, constitutional conservative president this country has ever seen."
• Billy Werber in New York Times
  Lou never mixed too well,Werber said. "I got to know him better than some others, since I played bridge with him and Babe, Bill Dickey and some of the writers. Lou was aloof and introverted and didn't like to be ribbed, something like...
• Arjun Rampal in Times of India
  Arjun says, "I went crazy on my protein diet. At the end of it, I was pulling my hair out in frustration. This ribbed look was tough."