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 [rab-ee, ruh-bat]  

ra·bat

1   [rab-ee, ruh-bat]
noun Ecclesiastical.
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
Also called rabbi.

Origin:
1860–65; < Middle French; see rebate1

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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rab·at

2   [rab-uht]
noun
a piece of unglazed and imperfectly fired pottery, used for polishing hard surfaces.
Origin:
< French, Middle French. See rebate1

Ra·bat

   [rah-baht, ruh-]
noun
a seaport in and the capital of Morocco, in the NW part. 724,100.
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