All can be play on gittern or ribible. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
ribible — /ri bibˈl or ri bīˈbl/ noun A rebeck • • • Main Entry: ↑ribibe … Useful english dictionary
Ribible — Three stringed musical instrument played with a bow. [< Ar. rabab = a stringed instrument resembling a fiddle] Cf. Lute; Ribibour … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
ribibe — /ribˈib or ri bībˈ/ (obsolete) noun 1. A rebeck 2. An old crone ORIGIN: See ↑rebeck • • • ribible /ri bibˈl or ri bīˈbl/ noun A rebeck … Useful english dictionary
rubible — variant of ribible Obs … Useful english dictionary
