n. A roe; a deer. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
. A prefix, from the Latin re and ad combined, coming to us through the French and Italian. See Re-, and Ad-. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Ar. ra'ash trembling, tremor. ] (Zool.) The electric catfish.
n. A rod or stick used by masons in mixing hair with mortar. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Rabot. ] A polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. Cf. Rabato. ] (Eccl.)
v. t. [ F. rabattre to beat down; pref. re- + abattre. See Abate, and cf. Rebate, v. ] (Falconry) To recover to the fist, as a hawk. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Rabato. ] A collar or cape. [ Obs. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. rabat, fr. rabattre. See Rabate. ] A kind of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ See Rabate. ] To abate or diminish. [ Obs. ] --