rabdomancie or ☉rabdomance, n.f., rhabdomancy.
rabes, n.f.pl., hard roe (of cod).
rabêtir, v.a. and n., to stupefy; to make dull, or stupid; to grow dull, or stupid.
rabette, n.f., rape; rape-seed.
rabiole, n.f. V. rave.
rabique or rabeique, adj., (med.) hydrophobic; of rabies, rabid.
râble, n.m., back of a hare, or rabbit; (tech.) rake, poker, stirrer; (b.s.) back (of a person).
râbler, v.a., to rake, to poke, to scrape.
râblu, -e, adj., thick-backed (of a hare, or rabbit); (pers.) broad-backed, strong-backed; (fig.) hardy, vigorous.
râblure, n.f., (nav.) rabbet, channel. — de la quille; rabbet of the keel.