ribbing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ribbing	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for ribbing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ribbing n a framework of ribs the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent" Synonym(s): tease, teasing, ribbing, tantalization
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rib \Rib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ribbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ribbing}.] 1. To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth. 2. To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ribbing \Rib"bing\, n. An assemblage or arrangement of ribs, as the timberwork for the support of an arch or coved ceiling, the veins in the leaves of some plants, ridges in the fabric of cloth, or the like.