Spareribs Definition

spârrĭbz
noun
A cut of meat, esp. pork, consisting of the thin end of the ribs with most of the meat cut away.
Webster's New World

Plural form of sparerib.

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Synonyms:
  • barbecued spareribs

Origin of Spareribs

  • Alteration of obsolete ribspare from Low German ribbesper pickled pork ribs roasted on a spit from Middle Low German ribbespēr ribbe rib spēr spear, spit

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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