robbin

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Robbin \Rob"bin\, n. (Com.)
   A kind of package in which pepper and other dry commodities
   are sometimes exported from the East Indies. The robbin of
   rice in Malabar weighs about 84 pounds. --Simmonds.
   [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Robbin \Rob"bin\, n. (Naut.)
   See {Ropeband}.
   [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ropeband \Rope"band`\, n. (Naut.)
   A small piece of spun yarn or marline, used to fasten the
   head of the sail to the spar. [Written also {roband}, and
   {robbin}.]
   [1913 Webster]
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