spareribs

spare·ribs  (spârrbz)

pl.n.

Pork ribs with most of the meat trimmed off.

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[Alteration of obsolete ribspare, from Low German ribbesper, pickled pork ribs roasted on a spit, from Middle Low German ribbespr : ribbe, rib + spr, spear, spit.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spareribs - baked or roasted with a spicy sauce barbecued spareribs dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
	2.	spareribs - cut of pork from the rib section with most of the meat trimmed off cut of pork - cut of meat from a hog or pig