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▪ I. resp, n. dial.
Also 8 respe.
[Of obscure origin. Connexion with G. räspe, raspe (hence Da. raspe, Sw. rasp), malanders, is very doubtful.]
A distemper in sheep, the red-water.
1789Trans. Soc. Arts VII. 77 The disorder..resembles what is termed in Lincolnshire, amongst the sheep, the Resp. 1799A. Young Agric. Linc. 376 About Louth, the loss in feeding rape, by the respe is very great. 1805R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 1169 The Resp or Red-water is another disorder to which sheep are exposed.
Hence ˈrespy a., afflicted with the resp.
1856P. Thompson Hist. Boston 720 Respy mutton.—The flesh of respy sheep.
▪ II. resp, a. nonce-wd.|rɛsp|
Abbrev. of respectable a. 4 a.
1922Joyce Ulysses 158 Resp girl (R.C.) wishes to hear of a post in fruit or pork shop.
▪ III. resp
Sc. var. rasp n.1 and v.1; var. rasp v.2 |