*rabbin*

n. 1. The act or art of catching crabs. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Falconry) The fighting of hawks with each other. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Woolen Manuf.) A process of scouring cloth between rolls in a machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] Same as Rabbi. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The language or dialect of the rabbins; the later Hebrew. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. rabbinique. ] Of or pertaining to the rabbins or rabbis, or pertaining to the opinions, learning, or language of the rabbins. “Comments staler than rabbinic.” Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

We will not buy your rabbinical fumes. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a rabbinical manner; after the manner of the rabbins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. rabbinisme. ] 1. A rabbinic expression or phraseology; a peculiarity of the language of the rabbins. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The teachings and traditions of the rabbins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. rabbiniste. ] One among the Jews who adhered to the Talmud and the traditions of the rabbins, in opposition to the Karaites, who rejected the traditions. [ 1913 Webster ]