| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| rabate | verb | To recover to the fist, as a hawk. |
| rabato | noun | A kind of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato. |
| rabbet | verb t. | To cut a rabbet in; to furnish with a rabbet., To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a rabbet joint., 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., Same as Rabbet joint, below. |
| rabbis | plural | of Rabbi |
| rabbin | noun | Same as Rabbi. |
| rabbit | noun | 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. |
| rabble | noun | An iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron in the process of puddling., To stir or skim with a rabble, as molten iron., To speak in a confused manner., A tumultuous crowd of vulgar, noisy people; a mob; a confused, disorderly throng., A confused, incoherent discourse; a medley of voices; a chatter., Of or pertaining to a rabble; like, or suited to, a rabble; disorderly; vulgar., To insult, or assault, by a mob; to mob; as, to rabble a curate., To utter glibly and incoherently; to mouth without intelligence., To rumple; to crumple. |
| rabies | noun | Same as Hydrophobia (b); canine madness. |