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Definition of Ribalds
1. ribald [n] - See also: ribald
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ribalds
Literary usage of Ribalds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Metropolitan (1844)
"... 1ц fulfil men t of my orders, when we were set upon by those ribalds on |}\e hill
... ribalds ..."
2. English Prose and Poetry (1137-1892) by John Matthews Manly (1916)
"Commas and points they set exactly right, 161 And 'twere a sin to rob them of
their mite; Yet ne'er one sprig of laurel graced these ribalds, ..."
3. Essays on Subjects Connected with the Reformation in England by Samuel Roffey Maitland (1899)
"THE ribalds. No. I. THE preceding Essay carried us forward into the reign of
Queen Elizabeth. In order to return properly to the period and the subject with ..."
4. Norway, the Road and the Fell by Charles Isaac Elton (1864)
""John King of England had sent Sverre the King, in the summer before, when he
was in Bergen, two hundred war-men (her-manna), who were called ribalds. ..."
5. The Historic Note-book: With an Appendix of Battles by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1891)
"The captain was called the ' king of the ribalds," united by Charles V. of France
to the ' Provost of the Hotel.' Disbanded on account of their unbridled ..."
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