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  1. Ribs

    The Scout and Guide movement in the Ryukyu Islands is served by Girl Scouts of Japan, member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Scout Association of Japan, member of the World Organization of the Scout MovementUntil the May 14, 1972 Ryukyu reversion to Japan, Scouting was served by Ryukyu Islands Girl Scouts, (RIGS, 琉球ガールスカウト) under the auspices of the Girl Scouts of the USA from August 31, 1954, to 1972. Ryukyu Islands Boy Scouts, (RIBS, later Boy Scouts of America—Ryukyu Islands/BSARI, 琉球ボーイスカウト) under the auspices of the Boy Scouts of America from February 6, 1955, to June 18, 1972, when 5138 Scouts of BSARI became members of Boy Scouts of Nippon.

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  1. Ribs

    Ribs of beef, lamb, venison, and pork are a cut of meat. The term ribs usually refers to the less meaty part of the chops, often cooked as a slab. They can be roasted, grilled, fried, baked, braised, or smoked. A set of ribs served together, is known as a rack. In American cuisine, ribs usually refers to barbecue pork ribs, or sometimes beef ribs, which are served with various barbecue sauces. They are served as a rack of meat which diners customarily tear apart by hand, then eat the meat from the bone. Slow roasting or barbecuing for as much as 10–12 hours creates a tender finished product.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. ribs

    The frame timbers which rise from the bottom to the top of a ship's hull: the hull being as the body, the keel as the backbone, and the planking as the skin.

Editors Contribution

  1. ribs

    Plural form of the word rib.

    The human body has 12 ribs.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 2, 2020  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ribs in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ribs in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of ribs in a Sentence

  1. Adam Shiroff:

    People tend to breathe less with broken ribs, and that leads to multiple other problems, including a high risk of pneumonia, because they're not taking deep breaths.

  2. Leon Schwarzbaum:

    If your ribs were visible, you were a candidate for the crematorium.

  3. Michael Beck:

    I just love being here with all the fans. I see kids coming here, eight years old, and I go 'How do you even know about this movie,' i found out something today. One of the stunt guys who played one of the Furies, he came up to me and told me, 'Thirty-seven years ago, you broke three of my ribs with a baseball bat.' I told him I was sorry. I didn't mean to.

  4. Dana Santas:

    Even when you can’t move your lower body and actually get up from sitting, actively taking deep breaths that use your diaphragm and move your ribs, is beneficial for your posture and overall health, the overall message is to move in as many ways that are possible based on your abilities.

  5. Whistler family:

    Ella Whistler suffered very serious, life-threatening injuries from being shot 7 times in the face, neck, hand, and upper chest area, ella Whistler underwent emergency, life-saving surgery after being airlifted … and Ella Whistler injuries include collapsed lungs ; a broken jaw, clavicle, multiple neck vertebras, and ribs ; a severed vertebral vein ; significant nerve damage ; and numerous related injuries.

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