A cut of meat including the rib bones.
A raised rib in knit goods or fabric, especially corduroy.
A ridge or streak produced on skin by a cane or whip.
A ridge or low barrier.
A horizontal timber used for supporting or retaining earth.
A ridge on the outside of a horse collar.
A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.
Something selected as being the best, preference; choice.
The texture of a piece of fabric.
A horizontal ridge or ledge on the outside planking of a wooden ship. (See gunwale, chainwale)
To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.
To choose, select.
To beat a person, especially as punishment or out of anger.
To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.