Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ribbing"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ribbing
n 1: a framework of ribs
2: 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" [syn: {tease}, {teasing}]
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