These are the meanings of the letters VERBATE when you unscramble them.
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Beater (n.)
A person who beats up game for the hunters.
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Beater (n.)
One who, or that which, beats.
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Beaver (n.)
A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now usually of silk.
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Beaver (n.)
An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor.
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Beaver (n.)
Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats.
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Beaver (n.)
That piece of armor which protected the lower part of the face, whether forming a part of the helmet or fixed to the breastplate. It was so constructed (with joints or otherwise) that the wearer could raise or lower it to eat and drink.
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Beaver (n.)
The fur of the beaver.
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Berate (v. t.)
To rate or chide vehemently; to scold.
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Brevet (a.)
Taking or conferring rank by brevet; as, a brevet colonel; a brevet commission.
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Brevet (n.)
A commission giving an officer higher rank than that for which he receives pay; an honorary promotion of an officer.
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Brevet (n.)
A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity. [French usage].
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Brevet (v. t.)
To confer rank upon by brevet.
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Rebate (n.)
A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.
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Rebate (n.)
A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.
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Rebate (n.)
A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet.
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Rebate (n.)
An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.
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Rebate (n.)
Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties.
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Rebate (n.)
Diminution.
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Rebate (v. i.)
To abate; to withdraw.
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Rebate (v. t.)
To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
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Rebate (v. t.)
To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, v.
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Rebate (v. t.)
To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties.