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Definition: Rebec
Rebec
\Re"bec\ (r[=e]"b[e^]k), 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.
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He turn'd his rebec to a mournful note. --Drayton.
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2. A contemptuous term applied to an old woman. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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