| Rab |
n. |
A rod or stick used by masons in mixing hair with mortar. |
| Rabat |
n. |
A clerical linen collar. |
| Rabat |
n. |
A kind of clerical scarf fitted to a collar; as, a black silk rabat. |
| Rabat |
n. |
A polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking. |
| Rabate |
v. |
To recover to the fist, as a hawk. |
| Rabatine |
n. |
A collar or cape. |
| Rabato |
n. |
A kind of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato. |
| Rabbate |
v. t. |
To abate or diminish. |
| Rabbate |
n. |
Abatement. |
| Rabbet |
v. t. |
To cut a rabbet in; to furnish with a rabbet. |
| Rabbet |
v. t. |
To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a rabbet joint. |
| Rabbet |
n. |
A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended to receive another member, so as to break or cover the joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus, the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a door, is a rabbet, or rebate. |
| Rabbet |
n. |
Same as Rabbet joint, below. |
| Rabbeted |
imp. & p. p. |
of Rabbet |
| Rabbeting |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Rabbet |
| Rabbi |
n. |
Master; lord; teacher;
a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of the law. |
| Rabbies |
pl. |
of Rabbi |
| Rabbin |
n. |
Same as Rabbi. |
| Rabbinic |
a. |
Alt. of Rabbinical |
| Rabbinic |
n. |
The language or dialect of the rabbins; the later Hebrew. |
| Rabbinical |
a. |
Of or pertaining to the rabbins or rabbis, or pertaining to the opinions, learning, or language of the rabbins. |
| Rabbinically |
adv. |
In a rabbinical manner; after the manner of the rabbins. |
| Rabbinism |
n. |
A rabbinic expression or phraseology; a peculiarity of the language of the rabbins. |
| Rabbinism |
n. |
The teachings and traditions of the rabbins. |
| Rabbinist |
n. |
One among the Jews who adhered to the Talmud and the traditions of the rabbins, in opposition to the Karaites, who rejected the traditions. |
| Rabbinite |
n. |
Same as Rabbinist. |
| Rabbis |
pl. |
of Rabbi |
| Rabbit |
n. |
Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species (Lepus cuniculus), which is often kept as a pet, and has been introduced into many countries. It is remarkably prolific, and has become a pest in some parts of Australia and New Zealand. |
| Rabbiting |
n. |
The hunting of rabbits. |
| Rabbitry |
n. |
A place where rabbits are kept; especially, a collection of hutches for tame rabbits. |
| Rabble |
n. |
An iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron in the process of puddling. |
| Rabble |
v. t. |
To stir or skim with a rabble, as molten iron. |
| Rabble |
v. i. |
To speak in a confused manner. |
| Rabble |
v. i. |
A tumultuous crowd of vulgar, noisy people; a mob; a confused, disorderly throng. |
| Rabble |
v. i. |
A confused, incoherent discourse; a medley of voices; a chatter. |
| Rabble |
a. |
Of or pertaining to a rabble; like, or suited to, a rabble; disorderly; vulgar. |
| Rabble |
v. t. |
To insult, or assault, by a mob; to mob; as, to rabble a curate. |
| Rabble |
v. t. |
To utter glibly and incoherently; to mouth without intelligence. |
| Rabble |
v. t. |
To rumple; to crumple. |
| Rabble-rout |
n. |
A tumultuous crowd; a rabble; a noisy throng. |
| Rabbled |
imp. & p. p. |
of Rabble |
| Rabblement |
n. |
A tumultuous crowd of low people; a rabble. |
| Rabbler |
n. |
A scraping tool for smoothing metal. |
| Rabbling |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Rabble |
| Rabdoidal |
a. |
See Sagittal. |
| Rabdology |
n. |
The method or art of performing arithmetical operations by means of Napier's bones. See Napier's bones. |
| Rabdomancy |
n. |
Divination by means of rods or wands. |
| Rabid |
n. |
Furious; raging; extremely violent. |
| Rabid |
n. |
Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; as, a rabid socialist. |
| Rabid |
n. |
Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid dog or fox. |
| Rabid |
n. |
Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia; as, rabid virus. |
| Rabidity |
n. |
Rabidness; furiousness. |
| Rabidly |
adv. |
In a rabid manner; with extreme violence. |
| Rabidness |
n. |
The quality or state of being rabid. |
| Rabies |
n. |
Same as Hydrophobia (b); canine madness. |
| Rabinet |
n. |
A kind of small ordnance formerly in use. |
| Rabious |
a. |
Fierce. |
| Rabot |
n. |
A rubber of hard wood used in smoothing marble to be polished. |
