Rob

Definitions

1. A diminutive of the male given name Robert.
2. Region of background (in digital images).
3. A syrup made of evaporating fruit juice over a fire, usually mixed with sugar or honey, and especially used for medicinal purposes.
   uncountable
4. A surname transferred from the given name, derived from Robert.

Equivalents

Examples

“[I]nſtead of Honey, Rob⟳ of Elder, Conſerve of Roſes, or Syrup of Violets; Glyſters, Pedilavia of emollient Decoctions with Nitre; or Elder, Vinegar, or Focus's of the ſame, applied with Sponges behind the Ears, to the Armpits, Groins, Hams, &c. or with Barley-water and a little Roſe-vinegar.”

“Also began to make⟳ wort from the malt and give⟳ it to such people as had symptoms of the scurvy; one of them indeed is highly scorbutick altho he has been taking of the rob⟳ for some time past without finding himself benefited therefrom […] .”

“And in both cases, a man named Rob⟳ Monster – an outspoken born-again Christian and the CEO of a tech company called Epik – made pointed restorations, republishing much of the New Zealand content and putting Gab back online. All in the name⟳, he said, of free speech.”

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