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1.nounA deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement.
2.nounThe return of part of an amount already paid.
3.nounThe edge of a roll of film, from which no image can be developed.
4.nounA rectangular groove made to hold two pieces (of wood etc) together; a rabbet.
5.nounA piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.
6.nounAn iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.
7.nounA kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.
8.verbTo deduct or return an amount from a bill or payment
9.verbTo diminish or lessen something
10.verbTo beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
11.verbTo cut a rebate (or rabbet) in something
12.verbTo abate; to withdraw.