ribband

[rib-band, rib-uhnd, -uhn]

rib·band

1[rib-band, rib-uhnd, -uhn]
noun
1.
Also, ribbon. Shipbuilding. a strip of wood or metal running fore-and-aft along frames to keep them in the proper position until the shell planking or plating is in place.
2.
Carpentry. ribbon (def. 8).

Origin:
1705–15; rib1 + band2

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Ribband is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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rib·band

2[rib-uhnd]
noun Heraldry.
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riband or ribband (ˈrɪbənd)
 
n
1.  See also blue riband a ribbon, esp one awarded for some achievement
2.  a flat rail attached to posts in a palisade
 
[C14: variant of ribbon]
 
ribband or ribband
 
n
 
[C14: variant of ribbon]

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