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Rebate

Re-bāte′, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Fr. rebattre, Pr. rebatre, Sp. rebatir, Pg. rebater, It. ribattere, fr. re, again, against, back, and battre, batre, batir, bater, battere; Lat. battuere, batuere, to beat, strike.] 1. To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt. He doth rebate and blunt his natural edge. Shak.

To abate or deduct from; to make a discount from for prompt payment. Blount.
To cut a rebate in; to rabbet. See RABBET.

Re-bāte', n.

noun

n. 1. A kind of hard freestone used in the formation of pavements. [Rare.] Elmes.

Sense 2. A piece of wood hafted into the top of a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar. Elmes.

Sense 3. An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood. Elmes.

Sense 4. A groove or channel sunk on the edge of a board or piece of timber: a rabbet. See RABBET.

Re-bāte', n.

noun

n. [O. Fr. rabattement, Pr. raba-