I.a rib, Cels. 8, 1; Plin. 11, 37, 82, § 207; Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 4; Lucr. 5, 1297; Verg. G. 1, 273; id. A. 1, 211; Ov. H. 9, 111; Stat. Th. 2, 9; Mart. 9, 48, 10.—
II. Transf., a side, a wall: “aheni,” Verg. A. 7, 463: “ratis,” Pers. 6, 31; cf. “navium,” Plin. 13, 9, 19, § 63: “corbium,” id. 16, 18, 30, § 75.— Absol., Verg. A. 2, 16 al.