Dutch word ribbenboog comes from Dutch boog ((architecture) arch. (geometry) arc. Bow (weapon).), Dutch rib (A truss (wooden frame). Rib.), Dutch -en-

Detailed word origin of ribbenboog

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
boog	Dutch (nld)	(architecture) arch. (geometry) arc. Bow (weapon).
rib	Dutch (nld)	A truss (wooden frame). Rib.
-en-	Dutch (nld)	Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter.
ribbenboog	Dutch (nld)	Costal arch, the medial ends of the seventh to tenth costal cartilages that join to form a cartilaginous costal margin on each side (arcus costalis).

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