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Meanings of ribs in English

Russian
музыка на рёбрах
Portuguese
bone music
Spanish
discos hueso

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      музыка на рёбрах
      Usage of ribs in English
      1
      Either way they are a great and delicious alternative to pork ribs.
      Mastering the grill: the owner's manual for outdoor cooking
      2
      The soldiers withdrew their short daggers and held them under Artavasdes' ribs.
      The Memoirs of Cleopatra
      3
      After an hour, we unwrapped the ribs and couldn't believe the difference.
      The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
      4
      Ware suffered bruised ribs in the game two weeks ago against Buffalo.
      Reuters
      5
      It says here he suffered a broken arm and several broken ribs.
      Consent to kill: a thriller
      6
      I yelled, dropping the lamp and poking him roughly in the ribs.
      The White Waterfall
      7
      As we climbed into the car he poked me in the ribs.
      The Dream Doctor
      8
      The latter will add a delicious smoky quality to the sticky ribs.
      The South African
      9
      His breathing is laboured; his chest can barely contain his ribs' stretch.
      The Irish Times
      10
      By the time he left the bathroom his heart thwacked his ribs.
      Dark pursuit
      11
      The movement of the ribs in front is much greater, as Fig.
      Resonance in Singing and Speaking
      12
      He had tickled the stout ribs of every bobby in the place.
      The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns
      13
      Every part of my body ached, but my ribs, particularly, were agony.
      The last 10 seconds
      14
      The manner of fastening the ribs to the frame pieces is optional.
      Flying Machines: Construction and Operation / A Practical Book W...
      15
      After sundry kicks in the ribs, the fellow at last woke up.
      The Mission
      16
      A second arrow followed the first and struck him in the ribs.
      Servant of a dark god
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      Portuguese
      bone music
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      Canada
      Common
      United States of America
      Common
      South Africa
      Less common
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