RA
Ra (rä), n.
Defn: A roe; a deer. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RAASH
Raash (räsh), n. [Cf. Ar. ra'ash trembling, tremor.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The electric catfish. [Written also raasch.]
RAB
Rab (rab), n.
Defn: A rod or stick used by masons in mixing hair with mortar.
RABAT
Rab"at (rab"at), n. [See Rabot.]
Defn: A polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking.
RABAT Ra`bat", n. [F. Cf. Rabato.] (Eccl.) (a) A clerical linen collar. (b) A kind of clerical scarf fitted to a collar; as, a black silk rabat.
RABATE Ra*bate" (ra*bat"), v. t. [F. rabattre to beat down; pref. re- + abattre. See Abate, and cf. Rebate, v.] (Falconry)