Noun
The chaffinch; -- called also roberd.
A military engine formerly used for throwing darts and stones.
Source: Webster's dictionaryRobinet (1997), p. 3 Kohn (2000), p. xi It is contested by hermeneutic (interpretive) difficulties in the categorization of the different Taoist schools, sects and movements. Source: Internet
In early March, after at least four Los Angeles police officers could not immediately resolve a situation with homeless man Charley Saturmin Robinet, one of them shot him to death in broad daylight. Source: Internet
Robinet (1997), p. 103. Sinologists Isabelle Robinet and Livia Kohn agree that "Taoism has never been a unified religion, and has constantly consisted of a combination of teachings based on a variety of original revelations." Source: Internet
Robinet (1997), p. 132. Other texts While the Tao Te Ching is most famous, there are many other important texts in traditional Taoism. Source: Internet
Robinet (1997), p. 63. Maspero (1981), p. 41. The pantheon tends to mirror the bureaucracy of Imperial China ; deities also may be promoted or demoted for their actions. Source: Internet
To put that into perspective, Robinet said, “The National Partnership for Women and Families argues that if full-time working women in Ohio were paid as much as men, they could afford nine more months of mortgage and utility payments.” Source: Internet