"baldrib" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-baldrib.wav [US] Forms: baldribs [plural]
Etymology: From bald + rib. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bald|rib}} bald + rib Head templates: {{en-noun}} baldrib (plural baldribs)
  1. (UK, dated) A piece of pork cut lower down than the sparerib, and destitute of fat. Tags: UK, dated

Inflected forms

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