Old Spanish

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Etymology

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Apparently from rabir (to capture, kidnap) +‎ -dura.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rabadura f (usually uncountable)

  1. (hapax) prey
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, 25r:
      [] cõ leõ ſe leuantara e con leona ſe alcara nos echara faſta q̃ coma. rabadura e ſangre de matados breura.
      [] Like a lion it shall rise up and like a lioness it shall lift itself up. It shall not lie down until it eats prey, and the blood of those slain it shall drink.”