Rob·bin n. Com. 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.
Rob·bin, n. Naut. See Ropeband.
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Rope·band n. Naut. A small piece of spun yarn or marline, used to fasten the head of the sail to the spar. [Written also roband, and robbin.]
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