According to etymonline.com
"1596, from meaning "absence of fat" or perhaps from M.L.G. ribbesper "spare ribs," from sper "spit," from P.Gmc. *speru, from PIE *sper- "pole, spear," related to spar (n.1).
A spare rib or 'spare ribs' as they are better known is a meat dish, made from pork ribs coated with a sticky sweet or BBQ glaze and slow cooked until the meat is tender and falling off the bone, often eaten as a starter to a Chinese meal.
Spare Rib
The skeleton visited the butcher shop because he wanted to get a spare rib.
The muscles that are located between the ribs are called the intercostal muscles. Inter- means 'between', and costa derives from the Latin for 'rib'.
With your hands. Cutting it off the bone works, but isn't as fun.
Yes, a meatball is more like a spare rib than a softball. Both meatballs and spare ribs are food items made from meat, while a softball is a sports equipment. The texture, preparation, and culinary context of meatballs and spare ribs align them more closely than either does with a non-food item like a softball.
Take it to the vets?
It is called a vein.
The rib that attaches to the sternum by the cartilage of rib 7 is called the "7th costal cartilage" or "costal cartilage of the 7th rib."
Maybe you're looking for "wale" -- the width of the ribs corduroy ribs
Spare ribs are separated from the pork belly and consist of the lower portion of the rib cage. They are characterized by their longer and flatter shape compared to baby back ribs, with more fat and connective tissue, which makes them flavorful but requires longer cooking for tenderness. The separation involves cutting along the rib bones to detach them from the sternum and backbone.
Rib pairs 10-12 do not connect to the sternum and they are called floating ribs.