rib|band

rib|band
rib|band «RIHB BAND -uhnd, -uhn», noun.
a lengthwise timber or the like used to secure a ship's ribs in position while the outside planking or plating is being put on.
[perhaps special use of a Middle English variant of ribbon]

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