short ribs

plural noun

: a cut of beef consisting of rib ends between the rib roast and the plate see beef illustration

Examples of short ribs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Customers can choose from Korean-style short ribs, beef shank, whole fish on ice, a variety of shellfish, goat meat, silkie chickens, squab, woodland duckling and specialty pork cuts. — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Twenty-three products are affected including items such as slice ribeye, beef oxtail cut, beef short ribs, goat cut and ground pork. — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Products impacted by the recall include ground pork, chorizo, pork chops, pork ribs as well as beef ribs, short ribs, oxtail and cuts of goat meat. — Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2026

Their short ribs and lamb are currently coming from Painted Hills Natural Beef and Umpqua Valley Lamb in Oregon. — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for short ribs

• caribs
• bibs
• cribs
• nibs
• squibs