Webster's Dictionary 1828

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R

R is the eighteenth letter of the English Alphabet, and an articulation sui generis, having little or no resemblance in pronunciation to any other letter. But from the position ...

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RA

RA, as an inseparable prefix or preposition, is the Latin re, coming to us through the Italian and French, and primarily signifying again, repetition. [See Re.]

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RABATE

RABA'TE, verb transitive [See Beat and Abate.]In falconry, to recover a hawk to the fist.

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RABATO

RABA'TO, noun A neckband or ruff. [Not in use.]

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RABBET

RAB'BET, verb transitive1. To pare down the edge of a board or other piece of timber, for the purpose of receiving the edge of another piece by lapping and thus uniting the two....

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RABBET-PLANE

RAB'BET-PLANE, noun A joiner's plane for paring or cutting square down the edge of a board, etc.

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RABBETED

RAB'BETED, participle passive Pared down the edge of a board; united by a rabbet joint.

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RABBETING

RAB'BETING, participle present tense Paring down the edge of a board; uniting by a rabbet joint.

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RABBI

RAB'BI,RAB'BIN, nounA title assumed by the Jewish doctors, signifying master or lord. This title is not conferred by authority, but assumed or allowed by courtesy to learned men.

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RABBIN

RAB'BIN, n.A title assumed by the Jewish doctors, signifying master or lord. This title is not conferred by authority, but assumed or allowed by courtesy to learned men.

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RABBINIC

RABBIN'IC,RABBIN'ICAL, adjective Pertaining to the Rabbins, or to their opinions, learning and language.RABBIN'IC, noun The language or dialect of the Rabbins; the later Hebrew.

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RABBINISM

RAB'BINISM, noun A Rabbinic expression or phraseology; a peculiarity of the language of the Rabbins.

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RABBINIST

RAB'BINIST, noun Among the Jews, one who adhered to the Talmud and the traditions of the Rabbins, in opposition to the Caraites, who rejected the traditions.

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RABBINITE

RAB'BINITE, noun The same as rabbinist.

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RABBIT

RAB'BIT, nounA small quadruped of the genus Lepus, which feeds on grass or other herbage, and burrows in the earth. The rabbit is said to be less sagacious than the hare. It is ...

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RABBLE

RAB'BLE, noun [Latin rabula, a brawler, from rabo, to rave.]1. A tumultuous crowd of vulgar, noisy people; the mob; a confused disorderly crowd.2. The lower class of people, wit...

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RABBLE-CHARMING

RAB'BLE-CHARMING, adjective Charming or delighting the rabble.

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RABBLEMENT

RAB'BLEMENT, noun A tumultuous crowd of low people. [Not in use.]

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RABDOLOGY

RABDOL'OGY, noun [Gr. a rod, and discourse.]A method of performing mathematical operations by little square rods.

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RABID

RAB'ID, adjective [Latin rabidus, from rabio, rabo, to rage.]Furious; raging; mad; as a rabid dog or wolf. It is particularly applied to animals of the canine genus, affected wi...

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RABIDNESS

RAB'IDNESS, noun Furiousness; madness.

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RABINET

RAB'INET, noun A kind of smaller ordnance.

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RACA

R'ACA, noun A Syriac word signifying empty, beggarly, foolish; a term of extreme contempt. Matthew 5:22.

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RACE

RACE, noun [Latin radix and radius having the same original. This word coincides in origin with rod, ray, radiate, etc.]1. The lineage of a family, or continued series of descen...

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RACE-GINGER

RACE-GIN'GER, noun Ginger in the root or not pulverized.

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RACE-HORSE

RA'CE-HORSE, noun A horse bred or kept for running in contest; a horse that runs in competition.

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RACEMATION

RACEMA'TION, noun [Latin racemus, a cluster.]1. A cluster, as of grapes.2. The cultivation of cluster of grapes.