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Meanings of ribald laughter in English

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Usage of ribald laughter in English
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Then, above the ribald laughter of the crowd, the squeaking puppet sang:
The Mark of the Beast
2
They could hear the men's voices in ribald laughter and singing.
The Hero of Hill House
3
Through their closed windows penetrated the sound of scurrying feet and loud, ribald laughter.
The Lodger
4
Music floated out- adistantblare of sounds, and the ribald laughter of giant voices.
Beyond the Vanishing Point
5
A loud curse accompanied this last throw, and shouts of ribald laughter greeted it.
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
6
The jeers, the coarse and ribald laughter of the court, the scorn and teasing-aye-God
A Williams Anthology / A Collection of the Verse and Prose of Wi...
7
The next instant Cosgrave had tossed his hands to heaven, shouting with a ribald laughter:
The Dark House
8
Come then into our pie, pretty pigeons, pretty pigeons! followed by shouts of ribald laughter.
Queen Sheba's Ring
9
The fishermen broke the silence with ribald laughter.
Poor Man's Rock
10
On this occasion it inspired nothing but vaguely suppressed titters and, here and there, ribald laughter.
The Irish Times
11
And wouldn't sub-humans have a right to ribald laughter at a system which fosters such things!
The Nest Builder: A Novel
12
Nuncey eluded her embrace, having caught the sound of ribald laughter on the other side of the rick.
Shining Ferry
13
Again came the uncontrolled, ribald laughter.
The Bars of Iron
14
He divined that sounds of ribald laughter, in the distance, proceeded from the driver of the Marychurch station fly.
Deadham Hard: A Romance
15
He broke into ribald laughter.
The Shuttle
16
Their ribald laughter puzzled me.
Agahta christie: an autobiography
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