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.
Wiktionary
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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