ribe1, m. (gs. ~, pl. -bí).1. (a) (Single) hair. ~ gruaige, a hair of human head. ~ fionnaidh, an animal hair; a hair of human body. ~ (gruaige) air, he is quite bald. Ní raibh ~ liath ina ceann, there wasn’t a grey hair in her head. S.a. rón2. (b)Med:Bun ~, tinneas bhun ribe, carbuncle. 2. (a) Bristle. ~ féasóige, bristle of beard; bristly beard. (b) Bristling, angry, appearance. Ná cuir ~ air, don’t raise his hackles, don’t rouse him. Tá ~ air inniu, he is in an angry mood today. (c)Tá ~ (fuar) ar an lá, the day is bitingly cold. 3. Blade; shred, tuft. ~ féir, blade of grass. Na ribí féir atá ar an talamh sin, the sparse tufts of grass on that land. ~ lín, olla, shred of flax, of wool. 4. El: Filament. 5. ~ róibéis, shrimp; prawn. 6. Snare. S.a. slat11(a), súil 3 (c).7. (In phrases) Ar an ~, on the dot. Cuir ~ faobhair air, sharpen it a bit.