The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Robbin \Rob"bin\, n. (Com.)
A kind of package in which pepper and other dry commodities
are sometimes exported from the East Indies. The robbin of
rice in Malabar weighs about 84 pounds. --Simmonds.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Robbin \Rob"bin\, n. (Naut.)
See Ropeband.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ropeband \Rope"band`\, n. (Naut.)
A small piece of spun yarn or marline, used to fasten the
head of the sail to the spar. [Written also roband, and
robbin.]
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