ribbenkast
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ribbenkas (dated)
Etymology[edit]
Compound of rib (“rib”) + -en- + kast (“case, close”). Cf. similar constructions in English rib cage, German Rippenkorb.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ribbenkast f (plural ribbenkasten, diminutive ribbenkastje n)
- rib cage [from ca. 1840]
- De hongerstakers waren zo mager dat je de ribben onder de douche door hun ribbenkast kon tellen.
- The hunger strikers were so skinny one could count their ribs in the showers through their rib cages.