Defn: To recover to the fist, as a hawk. [Obs.]
RABATINE
Rab"a*tine (rab"a*tin), n. [See Rabato.]
Defn: A collar or cape. [Obs.] Sir W. Scott.
RABATO
Ra*ba"to (ra*ba"to), n. [F. rabat, fr. rabattre. See Rabate.]
Defn: A kind of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato.
[Obs.] Shak.
RABBATE
Rab*bate" (rab*bat"), v. t. [See Rabate.]
Defn: To abate or diminish. [Obs.] —n.
Defn: Abatement. [Obs.]
RABBET
Rab"bet (rab"bet), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rabbeted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rabbeting.] [F. raboter to plane, plane down,rabot a plane; pref. re-
re- + OF. abouter, aboter. See Abut, and cf. Rebut.]
1. To cut a rabbet in; to furnish with a rabbet.