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Ribaldry

Rib'ald-ry, n.

noun

n. [O. Fr. ribalderie, ribauderie, ribaudie, Pr. ribaudaria, Pg. ribaldaria, Sp. & It. ribalderia. See supra.] The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency; obscenity.

The ribaldry of his conversation moved astonishment even in that age. Macaulay.

Rib'ald-ry, n.

noun

n. Ribaldry. [Obs.] Spenser.