| rob | 1. To take (something) away from by force; to strip by stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to steal from. "Who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books, or his beads, or maple dish?" (Milton) "He that is robbed, not wanting what is stolen, Let him not know it, and he's not robbed at all." (Shak) "To be executed for robbing a church." (Shak) 2. To take the property of (any one) from his person, or in his presence, feloniously, and against his will, by violence or by putting him in fear. 3. To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud; as, to rob one of his rest, or of his good name; a tree robs the plants near it of sunlight. "I never robbed the soldiers of their pay." (Shak) Origin: OF. Rober, of German origin; cf. OHG. Roubn, G. Rauben, and OHG. Roub robbing, booty, G. Raub. See Reave,and cf. Robe. The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire till it acquires the consistence of a sirup. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar. Alternative forms: rhob, and rohob. Origin: F.; cf. Sp. Rob, It. Rob, robbo, Pg. Robe, arrobe, Ar. Rubb, robb, Per. Rub. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| robber | One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear. "Some roving robber calling to his fellows." (Milton) Synonym: Thief, depredator, despoiler, plunderer, pillager, rifler, brigang, freebooter, pirate. See Thief. Robber crab. <zoology> A jager gull. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| robe | 1. An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or the like. "Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; Robes and furred gowns hide all." (Shak) 2. A skin of an animal, especially, a skin of the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap. Master of the robes, an officer of the English royal household (when the sovereign is a king) whose duty is supposed to consist in caring for the royal robes. Mistress of the robes, a lady who enjoys the highest rank of the ladies in the service of the English sovereign (when a queen), and is supposed to have the care her robes. Origin: F, fr. LL. Rauba a gown, dress, garment; originally, booty, plunder. See Rob, and cf. Rubbish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| robenidine | <chemical> 1,3-bis[(p-chlorobenzylidene)amino]guanidine monohydrochloride. An anticoccidial agent mainly for poultry. Pharmacological action: coccidiostats. Chemical name: Carbonimidic dihydrazide, bis((4-chlorophenyl)methylene)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| robert | <botany> See Herb Robert, under Herb. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Robert's pelvis | An obsolete term for a pelvis which is narrowed transversely in consequence of the almost entire absence of the alae of the sacrum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Robert, Heinrich | <person> German gynecologist, 1814-1878. See: Robert's pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Roberts syndrome | <syndrome> Phocomelia or lesser degrees of hypomelia, microbrachycephaly, midfacial defect, prenatal growth deficiency, and cryptorchidism; autosomal recessive inheritance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Roberts, J | <person> 20th century U.S. Physician. See: Roberts syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Robertshaw tube | A variation of Carlen's tube that eliminates some mechanical disadvantages of the latter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Robertshaw, Frank | <person> 20th century English anaesthesiologist. See: Robertshaw tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Robertson pupil | <clinical sign> Pupils of the eye which react to accommodation but not to light. Seen in cases of tertiary syphilis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Robertson, Douglas Argyll | <person> Scottish ophthalmologist, 1837-1909. See: Argyll Robertson pupil, Robertson pupil. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Robertsonian translocation | <molecular biology> A special type of nonreciprocal translocation in chromosomes whereby the long arms of two nonhomologous acrocentric chromosomes are attached to a single centromere. The short arms become attached to form a reciprocal structure that however often disappears some divisions after its formation. (17 Dec 1997) |
| robin | <zoology> A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula), having a reddish breast; called also robin redbreast, robinet, and ruddock. An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also robin redbreast, and migratory thrush. Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera; as, the scarlet-breasted robin (Petroica mullticolour) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins. See Indian robin, below. Beach robin, an Asiatic singing bird (Corsycus saularis), having the back, head, neck, and breast black glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white. Ragged robin. <botany> A redstart (Ruticulla fuliginosa), native of India. Origin: Properly a pet name for Robert, originally meaning, famebright; F, fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.; akin to AS. Hr glory, fame, Goth. Hrpeigs victorius) + beraht bright. See Bright, Hob a clown. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |