rabadura

Old Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rabaˈduɾa/

Noun

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.”