Rechabite
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Rechabite
C14: via Medieval Latin from Hebrew Rēkābīm descendants of Rēkāb . See Jeremiah 35:6
Example Sentences
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A Rechabite poor Will must live, And drink of Adam's ale.
From Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various
We do not stand here in the character of a modern Rechabite.
From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by John Davidson
They'll be putting him in the family vault at Lezayre with his father, the staunch ould Rechabite.
From The Manxman A Novel - 1895 by Sir Hall Caine
I was born near it, and used to drink at that pump when I was a Rechabite of six years old.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
On Mondays, you say, he was a Rechabite and went to tent.
From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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