of Lachrymatory 77615 r ries pl. 402 R, the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is sometimes called a semivowel, and a liquid. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178, 179, and 250-254. 109576 R R 396 A roe; a deer. 109577 R Ra n. 474 A prefix, from the Latin re and ad combined, coming to us through the French and Italian. See Re-, and Ad-. 109578 R Ra- 396 The electric catfish. 109579 R Raash n. 464 A rod or stick used by masons in mixing hair with mortar. 109580 R Rab n. 427 A polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking. 109581 R Rabat n. 418 To recover to the fist, as a hawk. 109582 R Rabate v. 379 A collar or cape. 109583 R Rabatine n. 430 A kind of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato. 109584 R Rabato n. 414 To abate or diminish. 109585 R Rabbate v. t. 394 of Rabbet 109587 R Rabbeted imp. & p. p. 443 of Rabbet 109588 R Rabbeting p. pr. & vb. n. 387 To cut a rabbet in; to furnish with a rabbet. 109589 R Rabbet v. t. 497 of Rabbi 109593 R Rabbis pl. 472 of Rabbi 109594 R Rabbies pl. 404 Master; lord; teacher; -- a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of the law. 109595 R Rabbi n. 404 Same as Rabbi. 109596 R Rabbin n. 377 Alt. of Rabbinical 109597 R Rabbinic a. 472 Of or pertaining to the rabbins or rabbis, or pertaining to the opinions, learning, or language of the rabbins. 109598 R Rabbinical a. 359 In a rabbinical manner; after the manner of the rabbins. 109600 R Rabbinically adv. 638 A rabbinic expression or phraseology; a peculiarity of the language of the rabbins. 109601 R Rabbinism n. 393 One among the Jews who adhered to the Talmud and the traditions of the rabbins, in opposition to the Karaites, who rejected the traditions. 109603 R Rabbinist n. 347 Same as Rabbinist. 109604 R Rabbinite n. 365 Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species (Lepus cuniculus), which is often kept as a pet, and has been introduced into many countries. It is remarkably prolific, and has become a pest in some parts of Australia and New Zealand. 109605 R Rabbit n. 417 The hunting of rabbits. 109606 R Rabbiting n. 503 A place where rabbits are kept; especially, a collection of hutches for tame rabbits. 109607 R Rabbitry n. 375 An iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron in the process of puddling. 109608 R Rabble n. 527 of Rabble 109614 R Rabbled imp. & p. p. 405 of Rabble 109615 R Rabbling p. pr. & vb. n. 383 A tumultuous crowd of low people; a rabble. 109619 R Rabblement n. 397 A scraping tool for smoothing metal. 109620 R Rabbler n. 410 A tumultuous crowd; a rabble; a noisy throng. 109621 R Rabble-rout n. 460 See Sagittal. 109622 R Rabdoidal a. 377 The method or art of performing arithmetical operations by means of Napier's bones. See Napier's bones. 109623 R Rabdology n. 365 Divination by means of rods or wands. 109624 R Rabdomancy n. 370 Furious; raging; extremely violent. 109625 R Rabid n. 444 Rabidness; furiousness. 109629 R Rabidity n. 396 In a rabid manner; with extreme violence. 109630 R Rabidly adv. 396 The quality or state of being rabid. 109631 R Rabidness n. 436 Same as Hydrophobia (b); canine madness. 109632 R Rabies n. 472 A kind of small ordnance formerly in use. 109633 R Rabinet n. 432 Fierce. 109634 R Rabious a. 367 A rubber of hard wood used in smoothing marble to be polished. 109635 R Rabot n. 284 A term of reproach used by the Jews of our Savior's time, meaning worthless. 109636 R Raca a. 319 A preparation from acorns used by the Arabs as a substitute for chocolate, and also as a beverage for invalids. 109637 R Racahout n. 374 A North American nocturnal carnivore (Procyon lotor) allied to the bears, but much smaller, and having a long, full tail, banded with black and gray. Its body is gray, varied with black and white. Called also coon, and mapach. 109638 R Raccoon n. 315 To raze. 109639 R Race v. t. 605 of Race 109653 R Raced imp. & p. p. 304 of Race 109654 R Racing p. pr. & vb. n. 341 A salt of racemic acid. 109659 R Racemate n. 302 A cluster or bunch, as of grapes. 109660 R Racemation n. 306 A flower cluster with an elongated axis and many one-flowered lateral pedicels, as in the currant and chokecherry. 109662 R Raceme n. 298 Arranged in a raceme, or in racemes. 109663 R Racemed a. 285 Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in many kinds of grapes. It is also obtained from tartaric acid, with which it is isomeric, and from sugar, gum, etc., by oxidation. It is a sour white crystalline substance, consisting of a combination of dextrorotatory and levorotatory tartaric acids. 109664 R Racemic a. 271 Bearing racemes, as the currant. 109665 R Racemiferous a. 297 Having the form of a raceme. 109666 R Racemiform a. 271 Resembling a raceme; growing in the form of a raceme; as, (Bot.) racemose berries or flowers; (Anat.) the racemose glands, in which the ducts are branched and clustered like a raceme. 109667 R Racemose a. 287 See Racemose. 109668 R Racemous a. 247 A little raceme. 109669 R Racemule n. 272 Growing in very small racemes. 109670 R Racemulose a. 291 One who, or that which, races, or contends in a race; esp., a race horse. 109671 R Racer n. 351 Alt. of Rache 109674 R Rach n. 289 A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the greyhound. 109675 R Rache n. 274 A painful affection of the spine; especially, Pott's disease; also, formerly, lead colic. 109676 R Rachialgia n. 281 Of or pertaining to the rachis; spinal; vertebral. Same as Rhachidian. 109677 R Rachidian a. 287 Same as Rhachilla. 109678 R Rachilla n. 285 Same as Rhachiodont. 109679 R Rachiodont a. 587 of Rachis 109680 R Rachises pl. 305 of Rachis 109681 R Rachides pl. 274 The spine; the vertebral column. 109682 R Rachis n. 289 Of or pertaining to rachitis; affected by rachitis; rickety. 109684 R Rachitic a. 287 Literally, inflammation of the spine, but commonly applied to the rickets. See Rickets. 109685 R Rachitis n. 294 A dissecting instrument for opening the spinal canal. 109687 R Rachitome n. 248 Of or pertaining to a race or family of men; as, the racial complexion. 109688 R Racial a. 260 In a racy manner. 109689 R Racily adv. 251 The quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor. 109690 R Raciness n. 292 Same as Arrack. 109692 R Rack n. 397 of Rack 109697 R Racked imp. & p. p. 301 of Rack 109698 R Racking p. pr. & vb. n. 248 A very lean animal, esp. a horse. 109719 R Rackabones n. 266 One who racks. 109720 R Racker n. 242 A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games. 109722 R Racket n. 289 of Racket 109729 R Racketed imp. & p. p. 235 of Racket 109730 R Racketing p. pr. & vb. n. 262 One who makes, or engages in, a racket. 109734 R Racketer n. 258 An old wind instrument of the double bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys. 109735 R Rackett n. 262 Any one of several species of humming birds of the genus Steganura, having two of the tail feathers very long and racket-shaped. 109736 R Racket-tail n. 240 Having long and spatulate, or racket-shaped, tail feathers. 109737 R Racket-tailed a. 266 Making a tumultuous noise. 109738 R Rackety a. 271 A rent of the full annual value of the tenement, or near it; an excessive or unreasonably high rent. 109740 R Rack-rent n. 277 One who is subjected to paying rack-rent. 109742 R Rack-renter n. 344 An arm attached to a swinging notched arc or rack, to let off the striking mechanism of a repeating clock. 109744 R Racktail n. 225 Any mechanism having a rack, as a rack and pinion. 109745 R Rackwork n. 230 See Rakel. 109746 R Racle a. 255 See Rakelness. 109747 R Racleness n. 283 A relater; a storyteller. 109748 R Raconteur n. 265 The coypu. 109749 R Racoonda n. 235 One of a sect of Socinians or Unitarians in Poland. 109750 R Racovian n. 256 See Racket. 109751 R Racquet n. 243