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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RABATE

v.t.[See Beat and Abate. ] In falconry, to recover a hawk to the fist.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RABATE

RABATE Ra *bate " (ra *bat "), v. t. [F. rabattre to beat down; pref. re- +abattre. See Abate, and cf. Rebate, v.] (Falconry )

 

Defn: To recover to the fist, as a hawk. [Obs. ]