ROBBIN

Noun

robbin (plural robbins)

A kind of package in which pepper and other dry commodities are sometimes exported from the East Indies.

The spring of a carriage.

(nautical) Alternative form of ropeband

Anagrams

• ribbon

Etymology

Proper noun

Robbin

A patronymic surname.

A male given name

A female given name

Anagrams

• ribbon

Source: Wiktionary


Rob"bin, n. (Com.)

Definition: 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.

Rob"bin, n. (Naut.)

Definition: See Ropeband.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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