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Definition of Ribible
1. n. A small threestringed viol; a rebec.
Definition of Ribible
1. Noun. (obsolete) A small three-stringed viol; a rebec. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ribible
1. rebec [n -S] - See also: rebec
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ribible
Literary usage of Ribible
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"ribible, an obsolete instrument played by a bow. ... It has been -suggested that
both ' rebec ' and ' ribible ' are derived from the Moorish word ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1901)
"Tyrwhitt informs us that what a ribible was is not known, ... The word ribible
was, as noticed above, at one time pplied to the Jews' harp, ..."
3. Ancient Songs and Ballads from the Reign of King Henry the Second to the by William Carew Hazlitt (1877)
"The ribible and ... t The ribible was probably the REBEC or FIDDLE, which has
been a popular instrument, and, ..."
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