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.
It were too gross
To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave. Shak.
To rib land, to leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in plowing.