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Rareyfy, v. Obs.|ˈrɛərɪfaɪ|
Also rari-.
[f. Rarey (see prec.) + -fy. Prob. suggested by rarefy.]
trans. To tame (animals, esp. horses) by the method of J. S. Rarey, the horse-breaker.
1858O. W. Holmes Aut. Breakf.-t. (1883) 198 If the Houyhnhnms..send a man-tamer to Rareyfy me. 1892Sat. Rev. 14 May 566/2 A handsome bay mare, which she has succeeded in ‘Rarey-fying’. |