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▪ I. ˈribber1 Pugilism.
[f. rib n.1 + -er1.]
A blow on the ribs.
1814Sporting Mag. XLIII. 69 B. gave a tolerable ribber. 1819Blackw. Mag. IV. 727 While ribbers rung from each resounding frame.
▪ II. † ribber2 Obs.
(Doubtful: see quot.)
14..Lat.-Eng. Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 575 Costa, a ryb (et est instrumentum pistoris, a rybbere). [This may be the source of Halliwell's ‘Rib, a scraper or rasp for bread’.]
▪ III. ˈribber, n.3 Knitting.
[f. rib n.1 or v.1 + -er1; cf. ribbed ppl. a. 2 b and ribbing vbl. n. 2.]
(An attachment to) a knitting-machine for producing rib stitch.
1891Textile World May 8/1 (Advt.), Brinton, Denney & Co... Manufacturers of plain or automatic ribbers. 1934Taylor & Dash Knitting Equipment of Seamless Hosiery Industry vii. 74 The Hosiery Code limited the use of knitting equipment, including ribbers, to two shifts totaling 80 hours per week. 1955Mod. Textiles June 69/2 Fidelity Machine Co. showed their latest automatic ribber for half hose. 1976Evening Post (Nottingham) 13 Dec. 14/8 (Advt.), All models, ribbers and accessories available. 1986Knit & Stitch June 21/1 Garment may be knitted on any double bed machine with ribber. |