Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Rabble (4)

Rab″ble, n. [Probably named from the noise made by it (see Rabble, v. i.); cf. D. rapalje rabble, OF. & Prov. F. rapaille.] 1. A tumultuous crowd of vulgar, noisy people; a mob;...

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Rabble (5)

Rab″ble, a. Of or pertaining to a rabble; like, or suited to, a rabble; disorderly; vulgar. Dryden.

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Rabble (6)

Rab″ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Rabbled (–b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Rabbling (–blĭng).] 1. To insult, or assault, by a mob; to mob; as, to rabble a curate. Macaulay.The bishops' carriag...

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Rabble-rout

Rab″ble–rout′ (–b'l–rout′), n. A tumultuous crowd; a rabble; a noisy throng.

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Rabblement

Rab″ble‐ment (răb″b'l‐ment), n. A tumultuous crowd of low people; a rabble. “Rude rablement.” Spenser.And still, as he refused it, the rabblement hooted. Shak.

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Rabbler

Rab″bler (–blẽr), n. [See 2d Rabble.] (Mech.) A scraping tool for smoothing metal.

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Rabdoidal

Rab‐doid″al (răb‐doid″al), a. [Gr. ρἅβδοσ a rod + -oid + -al.] (Anat.) See Sagittal. [Written also rhabdoidal.]

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Rabdology

Rab‐dol″o‐gy (–dŏl″ō̍‐jy̆), n. [Gr. ρἅβδοσ rod, stick + -logy: cf. F. rabdologie.] The method or art of performing arithmetical operations by means of Napier's bones. See Napier...

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Rabdomancy

Rab″do‐man′cy (răb″dō̍‐măn′sy̆), n. [Gr. ρἅβδοσ rod + -mancy.] Divination by means of rods or wands. [Written also rhabdomancy.] Sir T. Browne.

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Rabid

Rab″id (răb″ĭd), a. [L. rabidus, from rabere to rave. See Rage, n.] 1. Furious; raging; extremely violent.The rabid flightOf winds that ruin ships. Chapman.2. Extreme, unreasona...

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Rabidity

Ra‐bid″i‐ty (rȧ‐bĭd″ĭ‐ty̆), n. Rabidness; furiousness.

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Rabidly

Rab″id‐ly (răb″ĭd‐ly̆), adv. In a rabid manner; with extreme violence.

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Rabidness

Rab″id‐ness, n. The quality or state of being rabid.

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Rabies

‖Ra″bi‐es (rā″bĭ‐ēz), n. [L. See Rage, n.] Same as Hydrophobia (b); canine madness.

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Rabinet

Rab″i‐net (răb″ĭ‐nĕt), n.(Mil.) A kind of small ordnance formerly in use. [Written also rabanet.] Ainsworth.

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Rabious

Ra″bi‐ous (rā″bĭ‐ŭs), a. Fierce. Daniel.

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Rabot

Ra″bot (rā″bŏt), n. A rubber of hard wood used in smoothing marble to be polished. Knight.

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Raca

‖Ra″ca (rā″kȧ), a. [Gr. ρακἅ, from Chaldee rēkā.] A term of reproach used by the Jews of our Savior's time, meaning “worthless.”Whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall b...

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Racahout

‖Ra′ca′hout″ (rȧ′kȧ′o͞o″), n. [F. racahout, probably fr. Ar. rāqaut.] A preparation from acorns used by the Arabs as a substitute for chocolate, and also as a beverage for inval...

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Raccoon

Rac‐coon″ (răk‐ko͞on″), n. [F. raton, prop., a little rat, fr. rat rat, perhaps of German origin. See Rat.] (Zoöl.) A North American nocturnal carnivore (Procyon lotor) allied t...

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Race

Race (rās), v. t. To raze. Spenser.

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Race (2)

Race (rās), n. [OF. raïz, L. radix, -icis. See Radix.] A root. “A race or two of ginger.” Shak.Race ginger, ginger in the root, or not pulverized.

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Race (3)

Race, n. [F. race; cf. Pr. & Sp. raza, It. razza; all from OHG. reiza line, akin to E. write. See Write.]1. The descendants of a common ancestor; a family, tribe, people, or nat...

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Race (4)

Race, n. [OE. ras, res, rees, AS. rǣs a rush, running; akin to Icel. rās course, race. √118.] 1. A progress; a course; a movement or progression.2. Esp., swift progress; rapid c...

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Race (5)

Race, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Raced (rāst); p. pr. & vb. n.Racing (rā″sĭng).] 1. To run swiftly; to contend in a race; as, the animals raced over the ground; the ships raced from por...

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Race (6)

Race, v. t. 1. To cause to contend in a race; to drive at high speed; as, to race horses.2. To run a race with.

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Race suicide

Race suicide. The voluntary failure of the members of a race or people to have a number of children sufficient to keep the birth rate equal to the death rate.