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sparerib

spare·rib [ spér rìb ] (plural spare·ribs)


noun 
Definition:
 
pork rib with little meat: a rib of pork from which most of the meat has been removed, usually cooked in a barbecue or Chinese sauce

[Late 16th century. By folk etymology < Low German ribbesper "pickled pork ribs roasted on a spit," by association with spare]
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