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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rabbet \Rab"bet\, n. [See {Rabbet} v., and cf. {Rebate}, n.] 1. (Carp.) A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended to receive another member, so as to break or cover the joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus, the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a door, is a rabbet, or rebate. 2. Same as Rabbet joint, below. {Rabbet joint} (Carp.), a joint formed by fitting together rabbeted boards or timbers: -- called also {rabbet}. {Rabbet plane}, a joiner's plane for cutting a rabbet. --Moxon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hare \Hare\, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso, Dan. [91] Sw. hare, Icel. h[?]ri, Skr. [?]a[?]a. [?].] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A rodent of the genus {Lepus}, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity. Note: The species of hares are numerous. The common European hare is {Lepustimidus}. The northern or varying hare of America ({L. Americanus}), and the prairie hare ({L. campestris}), turn white in winter. In America, the various species of hares are commonly called {rabbits}. 2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated south of and under the foot of Orion; Lepus. {Hare and hounds}, a game played by men and boys, two, called hares, having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of paper to indicate their course, being chased by the others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit. {Hare kangaroo} (Zo[94]l.)., a small Australian kangaroo ({Lagorchestes Leporoides}), resembling the hare in size and color, {Hare's lettuce} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sonchus}, or sow thistle; -- so called because hares are said to eat it when fainting with heat. --Dr. Prior. {Jumping hare}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Jumping}. {Little chief hare}, [or] {Crying hare}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chief hare}. {Sea hare}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aplysia}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rabbit \Rab"bit\, n. [OE. abet, akin to OD. robbe, robbeken.] (Zo[94]l.) Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species ({Lepus cuniculus}), which is often kept as a pet, and has been introduced into many countries. It is remarkably prolific, and has become a pest in some parts of Australia and New Zealand. Note: The common American rabbit ({L. sylvalica}) is similar but smaller. See {Cottontail}, and {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}. The larger species of Lepus are commonly called hares. See {Hare}. {Angora rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), a variety of the domestic rabbit having long, soft fur. {Rabbit burrow}, a hole in the earth made by rabbits for shelter and habitation. {Rabbit fish}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The northern chim[91]ra ({Chim[91]ra monstrosa}). (b) Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, as the bur fish, and puffer. The term is also locally applied to other fishes. {Rabbits' ears}. (Bot.) See {Cyclamen}. | |
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Cyclamen \Cyc"la*men\ (s?k"l?-m?n), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kykla`minos, kyklami`s.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Primrose family, having depressed rounded corms, and pretty nodding flowers with the petals so reflexed as to point upwards, whence it is called {rabbits' ears}. It is also called {sow bread}, because hogs are said to eat the corms. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rabbit \Rab"bit\, n. [OE. abet, akin to OD. robbe, robbeken.] (Zo[94]l.) Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species ({Lepus cuniculus}), which is often kept as a pet, and has been introduced into many countries. It is remarkably prolific, and has become a pest in some parts of Australia and New Zealand. Note: The common American rabbit ({L. sylvalica}) is similar but smaller. See {Cottontail}, and {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}. The larger species of Lepus are commonly called hares. See {Hare}. {Angora rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), a variety of the domestic rabbit having long, soft fur. {Rabbit burrow}, a hole in the earth made by rabbits for shelter and habitation. {Rabbit fish}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The northern chim[91]ra ({Chim[91]ra monstrosa}). (b) Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, as the bur fish, and puffer. The term is also locally applied to other fishes. {Rabbits' ears}. (Bot.) See {Cyclamen}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cyclamen \Cyc"la*men\ (s?k"l?-m?n), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kykla`minos, kyklami`s.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Primrose family, having depressed rounded corms, and pretty nodding flowers with the petals so reflexed as to point upwards, whence it is called {rabbits' ears}. It is also called {sow bread}, because hogs are said to eat the corms. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
2. (Zo[94]l.) A scaup duck. See below. {Scaup duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of northern ducks of the genus {Aythya}, or {Fuligula}. The adult males are, in large part, black. The three North American species are: the greater scaup duck ({Aythya marila}, var. nearctica), called also {broadbill}, {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {flock duck}, {flocking fowl}, and {raft duck}; the lesser scaup duck ({A. affinis}), called also {little bluebill}, {river broadbill}, and {shuffler}; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ({A. collaris}), called also {black jack}, {ringneck}, {ringbill}, {ringbill shuffler}, etc. See Illust.. of {Ring-necked duck}, under {Ring-necked}. The common European scaup, or mussel, duck ({A. marila}), closely resembles the American variety. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Raft \Raft\, n. [Originally, a rafter, spar, and fr. Icel. raptr a rafter; akin to Dan. raft, Prov. G. raff a rafter, spar; cf. OHG. r[be]fo, r[be]vo, a beam, rafter, Icel. r[be]f roof. Cf. {Rafter}, n.] 1. A collection of logs, boards, pieces of timber, or the like, fastened, together, either for their own collective conveyance on the water, or to serve as a support in conveying other things; a float. 2. A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which obstructs navigation. [U.S.] 3. [Perhaps akin to raff a heap.] A large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately. [Slang, U. S.] [bd]A whole raft of folks.[b8] --W. D. Howells. {Raft bridge}. (a) A bridge whose points of support are rafts. (b) A bridge that consists of floating timbers fastened together. {Raft duck}. [The name alludes to its swimming in dense flocks.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) The bluebill, or greater scaup duck; -- called also {flock duck}. See {Scaup}. (b) The redhead. {Raft port} (Naut.), a large, square port in a vessel's side for loading or unloading timber or other bulky articles; a timber or lumber port. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broadbill \Broad"bill`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A wild duck ({Aythya, [or] Fuligula, marila)}, which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {raft duck}, and {scaup duck}. See {Scaup duck}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The shoveler. See {Shoveler}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
2. (Zo[94]l.) A scaup duck. See below. {Scaup duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of northern ducks of the genus {Aythya}, or {Fuligula}. The adult males are, in large part, black. The three North American species are: the greater scaup duck ({Aythya marila}, var. nearctica), called also {broadbill}, {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {flock duck}, {flocking fowl}, and {raft duck}; the lesser scaup duck ({A. affinis}), called also {little bluebill}, {river broadbill}, and {shuffler}; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ({A. collaris}), called also {black jack}, {ringneck}, {ringbill}, {ringbill shuffler}, etc. See Illust.. of {Ring-necked duck}, under {Ring-necked}. The common European scaup, or mussel, duck ({A. marila}), closely resembles the American variety. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Raft \Raft\, n. [Originally, a rafter, spar, and fr. Icel. raptr a rafter; akin to Dan. raft, Prov. G. raff a rafter, spar; cf. OHG. r[be]fo, r[be]vo, a beam, rafter, Icel. r[be]f roof. Cf. {Rafter}, n.] 1. A collection of logs, boards, pieces of timber, or the like, fastened, together, either for their own collective conveyance on the water, or to serve as a support in conveying other things; a float. 2. A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which obstructs navigation. [U.S.] 3. [Perhaps akin to raff a heap.] A large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately. [Slang, U. S.] [bd]A whole raft of folks.[b8] --W. D. Howells. {Raft bridge}. (a) A bridge whose points of support are rafts. (b) A bridge that consists of floating timbers fastened together. {Raft duck}. [The name alludes to its swimming in dense flocks.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) The bluebill, or greater scaup duck; -- called also {flock duck}. See {Scaup}. (b) The redhead. {Raft port} (Naut.), a large, square port in a vessel's side for loading or unloading timber or other bulky articles; a timber or lumber port. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broadbill \Broad"bill`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A wild duck ({Aythya, [or] Fuligula, marila)}, which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {raft duck}, and {scaup duck}. See {Scaup duck}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The shoveler. See {Shoveler}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
2. (Zo[94]l.) A scaup duck. See below. {Scaup duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of northern ducks of the genus {Aythya}, or {Fuligula}. The adult males are, in large part, black. The three North American species are: the greater scaup duck ({Aythya marila}, var. nearctica), called also {broadbill}, {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {flock duck}, {flocking fowl}, and {raft duck}; the lesser scaup duck ({A. affinis}), called also {little bluebill}, {river broadbill}, and {shuffler}; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ({A. collaris}), called also {black jack}, {ringneck}, {ringbill}, {ringbill shuffler}, etc. See Illust.. of {Ring-necked duck}, under {Ring-necked}. The common European scaup, or mussel, duck ({A. marila}), closely resembles the American variety. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Raft \Raft\, n. [Originally, a rafter, spar, and fr. Icel. raptr a rafter; akin to Dan. raft, Prov. G. raff a rafter, spar; cf. OHG. r[be]fo, r[be]vo, a beam, rafter, Icel. r[be]f roof. Cf. {Rafter}, n.] 1. A collection of logs, boards, pieces of timber, or the like, fastened, together, either for their own collective conveyance on the water, or to serve as a support in conveying other things; a float. 2. A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which obstructs navigation. [U.S.] 3. [Perhaps akin to raff a heap.] A large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately. [Slang, U. S.] [bd]A whole raft of folks.[b8] --W. D. Howells. {Raft bridge}. (a) A bridge whose points of support are rafts. (b) A bridge that consists of floating timbers fastened together. {Raft duck}. [The name alludes to its swimming in dense flocks.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) The bluebill, or greater scaup duck; -- called also {flock duck}. See {Scaup}. (b) The redhead. {Raft port} (Naut.), a large, square port in a vessel's side for loading or unloading timber or other bulky articles; a timber or lumber port. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Broadbill \Broad"bill`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A wild duck ({Aythya, [or] Fuligula, marila)}, which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {raft duck}, and {scaup duck}. See {Scaup duck}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The shoveler. See {Shoveler}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Water spider \Wa"ter spi"der\ (Zo[94]l.) (a) An aquatic European spider ({Argyoneta aquatica}) which constructs its web beneath the surface of the water on water plants. It lives in a bell-shaped structure of silk, open beneath like a diving bell, and filled with air which the spider carries down in the form of small bubbles attached one at a time to the spinnerets and hind feet. Called also {diving spider}. (b) A water mite. (c) Any spider that habitually lives on or about the water, especially the large American species ({Dolomedes lanceolatus}) which runs rapidly on the surface of water; -- called also {raft spider}. | |
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Raftsman \Rafts"man\, n.; pl. {Raftsmen}. A man engaged in rafting. | |
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Raftsman \Rafts"man\, n.; pl. {Raftsmen}. A man engaged in rafting. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Skate \Skate\, n. [Icel. skata; cf. Prov. G. schatten, meer-schatten, L. squatus, squatina, and E. shad.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of large, flat elasmobranch fishes of the genus {Raia}, having a long, slender tail, terminated by a small caudal fin. The pectoral fins, which are large and broad and united to the sides of the body and head, give a somewhat rhombic form to these fishes. The skin is more or less spinose. Note: Some of the species are used for food, as the European blue or gray skate ({Raia batis}), which sometimes weighs nearly 200 pounds. The American smooth, or barn-door, skate ({R. l[91]vis}) is also a large species, often becoming three or four feet across. The common spiny skate ({R. erinacea}) is much smaller. {Skate's egg}. See {Sea purse}. {Skate sucker}, any marine leech of the genus {Pontobdella}, parasitic on skates. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Maid \Maid\, n. [Shortened from maiden. [?]. See {Maiden}.] 1. An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden. Would I had died a maid, And never seen thee, never borne thee son. --Shak. Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me. --Jer. ii. 32. 2. A man who has not had sexual intercourse. [Obs.] Christ was a maid and shapen as a man. --Chaucer. 3. A female servant. Spinning amongst her maids. --Shak. Note: Maid is used either adjectively or in composition, signifying female, as in maid child, maidservant. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate ({Raia batis}), and of the thornback ({R. clavata}). [Prov. Eng.] {Fair maid}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Fair}, a. {Maid of honor}, a female attendant of a queen or royal princess; -- usually of noble family, and having to perform only nominal or honorary duties. {Old maid}. See under {Old}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jupati palm \Ju`pa*ti" palm`\ (Bot.) A great Brazilian palm tree ({Raphia t[91]digera}), used by the natives for many purposes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Rhaphides \[d8]Rhaph"i*des\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?][?][?], [?][?][?], a needle, F. raphides.] (Bot.) Minute transparent, often needle-shaped, crystals found in the tissues of plants. [Written also {raphides}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Reef \Reef\, n. [Akin to D. reef, G. reff, Sw. ref; cf. Icel. rif reef, rifa to basten together. Cf. {Reeve}, v. t., {River}.] (Naut.) That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of the reef points, in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind. Note: From the head to the first reef-band, in square sails, is termed the first reef; from this to the next is the second reef; and so on. In fore-and-aft sails, which reef on the foot, the first reef is the lowest part. --Totten. {Close reef}, the last reef that can be put in. {Reef band}. See {Reef-band} in the Vocabulary. {Reef knot}, the knot which is used in tying reef pointss. See Illust. under {Knot}. {Reef line}, a small rope formerly used to reef the courses by being passed spirally round the yard and through the holes of the reef. --Totten. {Reef points}, pieces of small rope passing through the eyelet holes of a reef-band, and used reefing the sail. {Reef tackle}, a tackle by which the reef cringles, or rings, of a sail are hauled up to the yard for reefing. --Totten. {To take a reef in}, to reduce the size of (a sail) by folding or rolling up a reef, and lashing it to the spar. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rehypothecate \Re`hy*poth"e*cate\ (r?`h?*p?th"?*k?t), v. t. (Law) To hypothecate again. -- {Re`hy*poth`e*ca"tion}, n. | |
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Rehypothecate \Re`hy*poth"e*cate\ (r?`h?*p?th"?*k?t), v. t. (Law) To hypothecate again. -- {Re`hy*poth`e*ca"tion}, n. | |
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Rhabdocd2lous \Rhab`do*c[d2]"lous\ (-l[ucr]s), a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Rhabdoc[d2]la. | |
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Rhabdosphere \Rhab"do*sphere\, n. [Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + E. sphere.] A minute sphere composed of rhabdoliths. | |
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Rivet \Riv"et\, n. [F., fr. river to rivet; perh. fr. Icel. rifa to fasten together. Cf. {Reef} part of a sail.] A metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together, by passing it through them and then beating or pressing down the point so that it shall spread out and form a second head; a pin or bolt headed or clinched at both ends. With busy hammers closing rivets up. --Shak. {Rivet joint}, [or] {Riveted joint}, a joint between two or more pieces secured by rivets. | |
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Rubbidge \Rub"bidge\, n. Rubbish. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Rubidic \Ru*bid"ic\, a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to rubidium; containing rubidium. | |
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Ruffed \Ruffed\, a. Furnished with a ruff. {Ruffed grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a North American grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season. Called also {tippet grouse}, {partridge}, {birch partridge}, {pheasant}, {drummer}, and {white-flesher}. {ruffed lemur} (Zo[94]l.), a species of lemur ({lemur varius}) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also {ruffed maucaco}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Rabbit Hash, KY Zip code(s): 41005 | |
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Rapid City, MI Zip code(s): 49676 Rapid City, SD (city, FIPS 52980) Location: 44.07520 N, 103.23280 W Population (1990): 54523 (22530 housing units) Area: 91.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) | |
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Rapides Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 79) Location: 31.19650 N, 92.53596 W Population (1990): 131556 (51239 housing units) Area: 3425.7 sq km (land), 102.0 sq km (water) | |
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Rapids, NY (CDP, FIPS 60609) Location: 43.10127 N, 78.64138 W Population (1990): 1152 (472 housing units) Area: 9.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Rapids City, IL (village, FIPS 62822) Location: 41.58190 N, 90.34141 W Population (1990): 932 (347 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Rubidoux, CA (CDP, FIPS 63260) Location: 33.99547 N, 117.42117 W Population (1990): 24367 (7872 housing units) Area: 23.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 92509 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
rabbit job n. [Cambridge] A batch job that does little, if any, real work, but creates one or more copies of itself, breeding like rabbits. Compare {wabbit}, {fork bomb}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
rabbit job (Cambridge) A batch job that does little, if any, real work, but creates one or more copies of itself, breeding like rabbits. Compare {wabbit}, {fork bomb}. [{Jargon File}] (1994-11-09) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
RapidCAD {floating point unit} (FPU) designed as pin-compatible replacements for an {Intel 80386} processor and {80387} FPU. Since the DX variant has a working on-chip FPU, a dummy FPU package is supplied to go in the {387} FPU socket. (1995-05-10) |