ribband









ribband


noun

  1. Also ribbon. Shipbuilding. a strip of wood or metal running fore-and-aft along frames to keep them in the proper position until the shell planking or plating is in place.
  2. Carpentry. ribbon(def 8).

noun Heraldry.

  1. riband.
n.

1711, in shipbuilding, from rib (n.) + band (n.1).

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