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ribata

Bingham

rib'áta

vt. to set a bone with splints, to mend a broken stick by lashing on a splint.

Sabatier

ribata

from. batia:
vt. to mend, to patch up, to readjust too pieces, to tie splint on broken bone, to set bone, to bind, to swathe.
fig. to help, aid, sustain.

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