·noun Diminution.
II. Rebate ·vt To cut a rebate in. ·see Rabbet, v.
III. Rebate ·noun A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.
IV. Rebate ·vi To Abate; to Withdraw.
V. Rebate ·noun A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.
VI. Rebate ·vt To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties.
VII. Rebate ·noun An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.
VIII. Rebate ·noun Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties.
IX. Rebate ·noun A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. ·see Rabbet.
X. Rebate ·vt To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to Blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.