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_Act Sed._
Fr. _quote_, L. B. _quota_, portion.
R
RA, RAA, RAE, _s._ A roe.
_Acts Ja. I._
Isl. _ra_, Su. G. Dan. _raa_, id.
RA, RAY, _s._ The sail-yard.
Isl. _raa_, Su. G. _segelraa_, id.
~Rabandis~, ~Raibandis~, _s. pl._ The small lines which fasten the sail to the yard.
Su. G. _refband_, robbins.
_Douglas._
RABBLE, _s._ A rhapsody, S.
_Baillie._
Teut. _rabbel-en_, garrire, nugari.
_To_ ~Rabble~, ~Raible~, _v. n._ To rattle nonsense.
_Gl. s.h.i.+rr._
RABIL, _s._ A disorderly train.
_Douglas._
_To_ RABETE.
V. ~Rebute~.
RACE, _pret. v._ Dashed.
V. ~Rasch~.
_Wall._
RACE, _s._
1. A current.
V. ~Raiss~.
2. The current which turns a mill, S. B.
_Law Case._
3. The train of historical narration.
_R. Bruce._
RACE, _s._ Course at sea.
_Douglas._
Su. G. _resa_, id. Belg. _reys_, a voyage.
RACHE, (hard), _s._ A dog that discovers and pursues his prey by the scent.
_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._
Isl. _racke_, canis sagax, L. B. _racha_; Norm. _racche_, id.
RACHE, Houlate.
V. ~Raith~.
RACHLIE, (gutt.) _adj._ Dirty and disorderly, S. B.
Isl. _hrakleg-r_, incomtus, male habitus.
RACHLIN, _adj._
1. Unsettled, hare-brained, S. B.
2. Noisy, clamorous, S. B.
