Definition of Reec
Re"bec (rē"b&ebreve;k), n. [F.,
fr. It. ribeca, ribeba, fr. Ar. rabāb a
musical instrument of a round form.] 1. (Mus.)
An instrument formerly used which somewhat resembled the violin,
having three strings, and being played with a bow. [Written also
rebeck.] Milton.
He turn'd his rebec to a mournful
note. Drayton.
2. A contemptuous term applied to an old
woman. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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