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rib

Definitions of rib
  1. noun
    a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
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    types:
    penneschacht
    the hollow spine of a feather
  2. noun
    any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
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    been, beenweefsel, bot, botje, knekel, knok, knook, schonk
    rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
  3. noun
    support resembling the rib of an animal
    synonyms: brugpijler
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    type of:
    onderstel, onderwerk, ruggensteun, ruggesteun, rugsteun, steun, stut, wagenstel
    any device that bears the weight of another thing
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