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Webster 1913 Edition

Rabate

Ra-bate′

(rȧ-bāt′)
,
Verb.
T.
[F.
rabattre
to beat down; pref.
re-
+
abattre
. See
Abate
, and cf.
Rebate
,
Verb.
]
(Falconry)
To recover to the fist, as a hawk.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Rabate

RABA'TE

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

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