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Rebis

Rebis in this dictionary denotes bodily excrement.

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A Chymical Dictionary

Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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At a Glance

  • The wordRebis in this dictionary denotes bodily excrement.
  • In the bookThe adjacent Rebus means the last matter of things.
  • A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 40; facsimile PDF page 368.

Historical definition

Rebis is the excrement of the belly.

Meaning

The entire definition is a bodily identification. The spelling can attract interpretations drawn from other alchemical works, but this witness supplies a precise local gloss: excrement of the belly.

Use in the book

The adjacent Rebus means the last matter of things. Keeping the two headwords and definitions separate is essential; their resemblance on the page is not sufficient evidence that the compiler intended one sense.

Places to read

  1. RebisRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
  2. RebusThe final matter or resulting condition of things.
  3. VndosaA collective animal-excrement name.

Source note

Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 40; facsimile PDF page 368 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Rebis; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 368; compare Rebus, Vndosa