Robbin

['rɔbin]

Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) See Ropeband.

Edited by Aaron

Definition

n. a short piece of spun-yarn to fasten the head of a sail: the spring of a carriage: the package in which spices &c. are exported from the East Indies.

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