rab
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rab
First recorded in 1815–25, rab is from the French word rabot
Example Sentences
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"Handa is an isolated location and the people you work with will also be the people you socialise with in the evening, so it needs to be someone that's comfortable with communal living," said SWT reserves area manager Rab Potter.
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The court heard how Mr Ferns blamed Park, known as Rab, for his disabled brother Mark being injured in a road accident.
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His other television credits include Grange Hill, Rab C Nesbitt and the documentary Iain Robertson Rambles - where he followed Scotland's popular hiking routes.
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Quasem told the BBC he spent all his detention at the RAB base, apart from the first 16 days.
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Just along the road from the pub, Rab Smith runs the record shop Domino Entertainment and is a former chairman of the town's retailers' association.
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