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111Spare Rib — trademark a magazine produced in Britain by a group of women working together. It has articles on political subjects as well as stories by women and information on subjects of interest to women, especially ↑racism and ↑feminism, and is read… …
112spare ribs — [ US ˈ. .] n [plural] the ↑ribs of a pig and the meat on them, eaten as food …
113spare room — n a bedroom in your house for guests …
114spare-part surgery — noun uncount BRITISH INFORMAL a medical operation where someone is given an artificial organ or one that belonged to a person who has just died …
115spare room — noun count a room that is not normally used, especially a room in your house that guests can sleep in …
116spare tire — noun count 1. ) an extra wheel with a tire on it that you keep in your car to use if a tire gets damaged 2. ) HUMOROUS a ring of extra flesh around your waist …
117spare-part surgery — Spare part surgery refers to surgery in which a diseased or non functioning organ is replaced with a transplanted or artificial organ …
118spare the rod and spoil the child — This means that if you don t discipline children, they will become spoilt …
119spare tire — spare′ tire′ n. 1) cvb aum a tire kept available as an emergency replacement on a vehicle 2) cvb inf excess fat around the waistline • Etymology: 1920–25 …
120spare the rod and spoil the child — ► spare the rod and spoil the child proverb if children are not physically punished when they do wrong their personal development will suffer. Main Entry: ↑rod …