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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Rebec \Re"bec\, n. [F., fr. It. ribeca, ribeba, fr. Ar. rab[be]b a musical instrument of a round form.] 1. (Mus.) An instrument formerly used which somewhat resembled the violin, having three strings, and being played with a bow. [Written also {rebeck}.] --Milton. He turn'd his rebec to a mournful note. --Drayton. 2. A contemptuous term applied to an old woman. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
