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A sort of stringed instrument; a rebec.

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  1. n. A sort of stringed instrument; a rebec.
  2. n. An old woman; -- in contempt.
  3. n. A bawd; a prostitute.
  4. 1. A sort of stringed instrument; a rebec. [Obs.] Nares. 2. An old woman; -- in contempt. [Obs.] Chaucer. 3. A bawd; a prostitute. [Obs.] B. Jonson.