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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1563
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Rib-noset, adj. [Rib n. and Nosit ppl. adj. Cf. Ribbit neise Ribbit ppl. adj., also 18th c. Eng. ribbed-nose (babboon) Having a nose with ? a prominent bone and cartilage structure or ? with a ridged or undulating appearance. —c1563 Reg. Panmure I xxxviii.
He wes … of ane mild countenance, rib noset, black hearid
