floating rib

float·ing rib

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Definitions of floating rib words

noun floating rib one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs. 1
noun floating rib any rib of the lower two pairs of ribs in man, which are not attached to the breastbone 0

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35

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