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   refiner
         n 1: one whose work is to refine a specific thing; "he was a
               sugar refiner"

English Dictionary: ribbon worm by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
refinery
n
  1. an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
revenuer
n
  1. a government agent responsible for collecting revenue (especially one responsible for stopping bootlegging)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ribbon worm
n
  1. soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract
    Synonym(s): ribbon worm, nemertean, nemertine, proboscis worm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
robin redbreast
n
  1. small Old World songbird with a reddish breast [syn: robin, redbreast, robin redbreast, Old World robin, Erithacus rubecola]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Raff \Raff\, n.
      1. A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber;
            refuse. [bd]A raff of errors.[b8] --Barrow.
  
      2. The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; -- chiefly
            used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff.
  
      3. A low fellow; a churl.
  
      {Raff merchant}, a dealer in lumber and odd refuse. [Prov.
            Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ravener \Rav"en*er\, n.
      1. One who, or that which, ravens or plunders. --Gower.
  
      2. A bird of prey, as the owl or vulture. [Obs.] --Holland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Refiner \Re*fin"er\ (-f?n"?r), n.
      One who, or that which, refines.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Refinery \Re*fin"er*y\ (-?), n.; pl. {Refineries} (-[?]z). [Cf.
      F. raffinerie.]
      1. The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp.
            metals and sugar.
  
      2. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a
            blast on the molten metal.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Refinery \Re*fin"er*y\ (-?), n.; pl. {Refineries} (-[?]z). [Cf.
      F. raffinerie.]
      1. The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp.
            metals and sugar.
  
      2. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a
            blast on the molten metal.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Repiner \Re*pin"er\ (r?-p?n"?r), n.
      One who repines.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally
      meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;
      akin to AS. hr[?][?] glory, fame, Goth. hr[?]peigs victorius)
      + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}),
            having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin
            redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}.
      (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having
            the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are
            olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also
            {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}.
      (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the
            genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as,
            the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}).
      (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.
            See {Indian robin}, below.
  
      {Beach robin} (Zo[94]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See
            {Knot}.
  
      {Blue-throated robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bluethroat}.
  
      {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird.
  
      {Golden robin} (Zo[94]l.), the Baltimore oriole.
  
      {Ground robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink.
  
      {Indian robin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and
            {Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some
            white on the wings.
  
      {Magrie robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus
            saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black
            glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
           
  
      {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}.
  
      {Robin accentor} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird
            ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the
            European robin.
  
      {Robin redbreast}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The European robin.
      (b) The American robin.
      (c) The American bluebird.
  
      {Robin snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.
      (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
  
      {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}.
  
      {Sea robin}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the
            genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called
            also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European
            gurnard.
      (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]
           
  
      {Water robin} (Zo[94]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla
            fuliginosa}), native of India.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally
      meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;
      akin to AS. hr[?][?] glory, fame, Goth. hr[?]peigs victorius)
      + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}),
            having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin
            redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}.
      (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having
            the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are
            olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also
            {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}.
      (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the
            genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as,
            the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}).
      (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.
            See {Indian robin}, below.
  
      {Beach robin} (Zo[94]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See
            {Knot}.
  
      {Blue-throated robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bluethroat}.
  
      {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird.
  
      {Golden robin} (Zo[94]l.), the Baltimore oriole.
  
      {Ground robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink.
  
      {Indian robin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and
            {Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some
            white on the wings.
  
      {Magrie robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus
            saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black
            glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
           
  
      {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}.
  
      {Robin accentor} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird
            ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the
            European robin.
  
      {Robin redbreast}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The European robin.
      (b) The American robin.
      (c) The American bluebird.
  
      {Robin snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.
      (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
  
      {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}.
  
      {Sea robin}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the
            genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called
            also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European
            gurnard.
      (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]
           
  
      {Water robin} (Zo[94]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla
            fuliginosa}), native of India.

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Refiner
      The process of refining metals is referred to by way of
      illustrations in Isa. 1:25; Jer. 6:29; Zech. 13:9; Mal. 3:2, 3.
     
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