baby back rib

plural baby back ribs

1. A cut of pork including small ribs cut from the upper hind ribs along the back of the pig.

   We enjoy eating baby back ribs, which we find to be of consistently good quality and less fatty than other ribs.

   1989, Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins, The New Basics Cookbook, Workman Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 553

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   Bob Spoto is back, just 300 feet West of his old establishment, but he's still serving the hickory smoked barbecue Baby Back Ribs, Prime Rib, Steaks and fresh Seafood that made him famous.

   1993, “Dining Out”, in Tampa Bay Magazine, volume 8, number 3, page 101

   Texans will want lightly seasoned (with salt and pepper) or unseasoned slow-smoked dry ribs with barbecue sauce or hot sauce on the side – and given their druthers, spareribs will be preferred over baby backs.

   2012, Ardie A. Davis, Paul Kirk, America's Best Ribs, Kansas City, Mo.: Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBN, page 4

   The 2012 funeral of 59-year-old William “Willie” McCoy was a celebration of his life. It was also a celebration of baby back ribs.

   2022 October 27, Ellen Gutoskey, “The Unlikely Origins—And Rapid Rise—of Chili’s Iconic “Baby Back Ribs” Jingle”, in Mental Floss