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rebec |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rebec \Re"bec\, n. [F., fr It ribeca, ribeba, fr Ar rab[=a]b a musical instrument of a round form.] 1. (Mus.) An instrument formerly used which somewhat resembled the violin, having three strings, and being played with a bow. [Written also {rebeck}.] --Milton. He turn'd his rebec to a mournful note. --Drayton. 2. A contemptuous term applied to an old woman. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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