'To rib land' definitions:

Definition of 'To rib land'

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Rib \Rib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ribbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Ribbing.]
1. To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth. [1913 Webster]
2. To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
It [lead] were too gross To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
To rib land, to leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in plowing. [1913 Webster]