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rab

American  
[rab] / ræb /

noun

  1. a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.


Etymology

Origin of rab

First recorded in 1815–25, rab is from the French word rabot

Example Sentences

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Other rab bis in Detroit, however, think that Wine is an immature sensationalist, and the schedule of his weekly sermons has been struck from the local Jewish News.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Tujhme rab dikhta hai,” he whispered, an over-the-top line from the movie their song came from.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

Hence, the rab ḫanšâ was likely to intervene also.

From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)

He identifies arbja with the Slavonic, rab, servant, slave, and arbeit with rabota, corvée, supposing that sons and heirs were the first natural slaves.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

“Whoever shall demand him, his šaknu, his rab kiṣir, or any representative of his, shall pay for three hundred sheep and the fines for the shepherds and then Ḥanî shall be released.”

From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)