Definitions

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  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert +‎ -son.

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Examples

  • While he was at it, I said, he could bring an extra Rabson cylinder and a Fox police lock.

    The Burglar On The Prowl Block, Lawrence 2004

  • The tape indicated the presence of a burglar alarm system, and an extra escutcheon plate just below the Rabson lock on the front door told me the system was a Kilgore.

    The Burglar On The Prowl Block, Lawrence 2004

  • Two of their colleagues, a former cabinet minister Rabson

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • I left the Rabson for last because I knew it would be the toughest, then surprised myself by knocking it off in no more than a minute.

    The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza Block, Lawrence 1980

  • She knows a little about locks now, and has been known to open her own without a key, and she's driven herself half mad practicing with a Rabson I gave her, and she sounded impressed.

    The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza Block, Lawrence 1980

  • They couldn't have dealt with that Rabson in a year and a day.

    The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza Block, Lawrence 1980

  • There were three of them on that door, two Segals and a Rabson.

    The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza Block, Lawrence 1980

  • Mark Rabson, a spokesman for Jersey City Medical Center, said it has "no knowledge" of what private physicians charge.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • I went back and forth and in the end selected Rabson.

    All articles at Blogcritics 2010

  • Rabson said some of the doctors in the state told her that the measure, which her group used for the first time this year, may not accurately capture prescribing patterns.

    Boston.com Most Popular 2009

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