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To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt;
to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise. |
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To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest
due, or customs duties. |
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To abate; to withdraw. |
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Diminution. |
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Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for
immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties. |
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A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the
corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet. |
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A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to
beat out mortar. |
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An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used
for dressing and polishing wood. |
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A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements. |
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To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, v. |