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sparerib

spa·re·rib

UK/ˌspɛəˈɹɪb/ US/ˌspɛɚˈɹɪb/ uncommon

noun

1.

a cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off

Origin

Probably borrowed from Low German ribbesper, from Middle Low German ribbespêr (“spare-ribs”), from ribbe (“rib”) + sper (“spear; spit”), from Old Saxon ribbi + sper, from Proto-Germanic *ribją + *speru. The word was transposed, with the first element becoming confused with English spare due to folk-etymology. Compare also English ribspare (rare, modern uses dialectal).

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