se rabonnir, v.r., to improve.
rabot, n.m., plane; beater (to move lime); road-scraper. Passer le — sur; to plane, to polish.
rabotage, n.m., (carp.) planing.
raboter, v.a. and n., to plane, to smooth with a plane; to polish.
raboteur, n.m., planer, molding-worker.
raboteu-x, -se, adj., knotty, rough; rugged, cragged, craggy; uneven, (fig.) harsh, jagged (of style). Un chemin —; an uneven road.
rabougri, -e, part., stunted. Un petit homme —; a small, stunted fellow or man.
rabougrir, v.a., to stunt.
se rabougrir, v.r., to become, or grow, stunted.
*rabouillère, n.f., rabbit’s nest, or hole; (fig.) corner, spot (in Rabelais).