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way from by force; to strip by stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to steal from. Who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books, or his beads, or maple dish Milton. He that is robbed, not wanting what is stolen, Let him not know it, and he's not robbed at all. Shak. To be executed for robbing a church. Shak.…

s, undecimalis), a valuable food fish called also snook, the smaller species being called Rob`a*li"to.

See Roperand.

One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or money from the person of another by violence or by putting him in fear. Some roving robber calling to his fellows. Milton.

The act or practice of robbing; theft. Thieves for their robbery have authority When judges steal themselves. Shak.

n which pepper and other dry commodities are sometimes exported from the East Indies. The robbin of rice in Malabar weighs about 84 pounds. Simmonds.

ress of state, rank, office, or the like. Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; Robes and furred gowns hide all. Shak.

A dressing gown, or morning gown.

A bold, stout robber, or night thief; -- said to be so called from Robin Hood.

See Herb Robert, under Herb.

small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula), having a reddish breast; -- called also robin redbreast, robinet, and ruddock.

A celebrated fairy; Puck. See Puck. Shak.

The chaffinch; -- called also roberd.

The act of putting on a robe. Robing room, a room where official robes are put on, as by judges, etc.

A genus of leguminous trees including the common locust of North America (Robinia Pseudocacia).

The California white oak (Quercus lobata).

Strengthening. -- n. (Med.)

To give strength or support to; to confirm. [Obs.] Fuller.

The act of strengthening. [Obs.] Coles.

Made of oak. [Obs.]