单词 | ribbie |
释义 | † ribbien.1 Obsolete. rare. A plant (not identified); probably ribwort plantain, Plantago lanceolata, or hound's tongue, Cynoglossum officinale. Cf. rib n.2 1, 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Boraginaceae (bugloss and allies) > [noun] ribeOE hound's-tonguec1000 ox-tonguea1325 rotheren tongue?a1350 buglossa1400 dog's tongue?a1425 lungwort1538 anchusa1548 sheep's tongue1552 cowslip of Jerusalem1578 Our Lady's milkwort1578 pulmonaria1578 sage of Jerusalem1578 wild comfrey1578 maiden-lips1589 bugloss cowslip1597 viper's bugloss1597 viper's herb1597 ribbie1607 lithospermon1646 wall bugloss1650 lady's glove1668 Venus's navelwort1678 spotted comfrey1688 cynogloss1705 Jerusalem sage1736 lawn1778 Mertensia1836 stickseed1843 Virginian cowslip1856 bluebell1858 gooseberry fool1858 Jerusalem cowslip1866 borage-wort1882 echium1883 rose noble1886 milksile- 1607 (?a1425) Chester Plays (Harl. 2124) i. 133 Here be my hearbes safe and sound..henbane and horehound, Ribbie, raddish, and Egremond. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020). ribbien.2 Baseball colloquial. = RBI n. at R n. Initialisms 1. ΚΠ 1956 Tri-City Herald (Pasco, Washington) 10 May 16/4 (advt.) Going for the ‘ribbies’ is Tom's favorite pastime. 1961 Baseball Digest Apr. 43/2 38 runs batted in, or, as McCovey calls them, ‘ribbies’. 1976 Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 18 May 11/2 Dennis had a ribby on her three-bagger. 1991 Sports Illustr. 13 May 79/2 He's the..first player with nine ribbies since Eddie Murray knocked in nine for the Orioles in 1985. 2001 C. Devine Thurman Munson iv. 59 A muff by McKinney..set the stage for a ribbie by Cater. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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