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rabot

[ rab-uh t ]

/ ˈræb ət /

noun

a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.

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advocate

to give up possession or occupancy of.

to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly.

to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.

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Origin of rabot

< French: plane

Words nearby rabot

rabin, rabin, yitzhak, rabinowitz, rabirubia, raborn, rabot, rac, raccoon, raccoon dog, raccoon eyes, raccoon river

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Example sentences from the Web for rabot

During the illness of the Rabot boy she had said that the child was worse than anyone imagined, and that he would never recover.
She Stands Accused|Victor MacClure
Meantime Rabot had come up with the others, who never guessed for a moment that he was not their own master.
The Olive Fairy Book|Various
The French soldier is intelligent because he has imagination, and Rabot understood.
With Haig on the Somme|D. H. Parry
Rabot agreed, nodding his head as though to say: "Oh, yes, it's a hard thing to bring up!"
Original Short Stories, Volume 11 (of 13)|Guy de Maupassant

To bar the way to the bridges of Dixmude, Commander Rabot, with a battalion, hurried to the support of the left wing of the front.
Dixmude|Charles Le Goffic

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