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rabot

American  
[rab-uht] / ˈræb ət /

noun

  1. a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.

Etymology

Origin of rabot

< French: plane

Example Sentences

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As a bold defiance, a rival house adopted the rabot, or carpenter’s plane, by which they indicated their determination to smooth by force the formidable knots from the clubs of the proud rulers of Burgundy.

From Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture by Fairholt, F. W. (Frederick William)

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