Definition of Ribcage

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of rib cage) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ribcage

1. an enclosure for the ribs [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ribcage

ribbon synapse
ribbon tree
ribbon worm
ribboned
ribbonfish
ribbonfishes
ribboning
ribbonless
ribbonlike
ribbonry
ribbons
ribbonwoods
ribbony
ribby
ribcage (current term)
ribcages
riberry
ribes
ribeye
ribeye steak
ribeye steaks
ribeyes
ribibes
ribible
ribibles
ribier

Literary usage of Ribcage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Seraphim Trilogy Book One; What the Herald Angel Sang by Teralee E. M. Bird (2004)
"The skin looked like it had healed long ago, but there were still reddish, bumpy ridges along his spine and ribcage. She wondered how he'd gotten them all, ..."

2. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"Dan crawled higher, overtop of me, but stuck fast when his ribcage met my glutes. "I can't get any further," he said. "Fine," I said. ..."

3. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"Dan crawled higher, overtop of me, but stuck fast when his ribcage met my glutes. "I can't get any further," he said. "Fine," I said. ..."

4. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"Dan crawled higher, overtop of me, but stuck fast when his ribcage met my glutes. "I can't get any further," he said. "Fine," I said. ..."

5. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"Dan crawled higher, overtop of me, but stuck fast when his ribcage met my glutes. "I can't get any further," he said. "Fine," I said. ..."

6. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"... overtop of me, but stuck fast when his ribcage met my glutes. "I can't get any further," he said. "Fine," I said. "You'll have to fire it, then. ..."

7. Changing Africa: The First Literary Generation of Independent Cape Verde by Gerald M. Moser (1992)
"... And the ribcage of bakeshops So then! The knees And the elbows of the island chiseled In the human skull forever The carnivorous flower of faraway ..."

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