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ˈRichard
[The personal name.]
1. ? = richardine. Obs. rare.
1648Hexham ii, Ritsart-boom, Apple Richard. 1707Mortimer Husb. 540 The Arier Apple, a constant bearer, making a strong and lasting Cyder; some call them Richards, some Grange Apples.
2. [More formal equivalent of dick n.6] A detective.
1914Jackson & Hellyer Vocab. Criminal Slang 70 Richard, noun. General currency. A detective. Derived from the process of nicknaming, but in reverse of the usual custom. Thus from the term ‘detective’, ‘dick’ was suggested and hence ‘Richard’ was derived. Or, following the corruption of the English ‘Robert’ to ‘Bob’ and ‘Bobby’, the American parallel was suggested. 1952in Wentworth & Flexner Dict. Amer. Slang (1960) 426/2 Mickey Spillane, who turns out epics about a private richard named Mike Hammer. 1964H. Kane Snatch an Eye xxiv. 147 The richard tails his own client... If the private detective shows up, it means that the client did not shake him. 1967E. McGirr Hearse with Horses i. 7 Private eye, poor Richard, or shamus. 1974― Murderous Journey 12 A surprisingly high proportion of well-to-do murderers hire private richards to delve into the demise of the victim.
3. [Shortening of Richard the Third, rhyming slang for bird n. 1 d.] A girl, woman.
1950P. Tempest Lag's Lexicon 180 Richard. A girl. The girl friend. 1960‘A. Burgess’ Doctor is Sick xiv. 107 Judged by some of vem glamorous richards on ve telly. 1964Listener 31 Dec. 1053/1 What Richard's gonna look at them in them 'airy outfits and them big boots. 1970G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard viii. 232, I was just sleeping at this Richard's place during the day... I didn't know she was brassing.
4. Prefixed to another word, so as to form a name or nickname, or used in a phrase with specific sense: poor Richard (see quot. 1970); Richard Roe Law, the name formerly given to a fictitious defendant in actions of ejectment; U.S., also an unidentified defendant in criminal proceedings; Richard's himself again (orig. in quot. 1700) (see quot. 1911).
1700Cibber Richard III v. 52 Conscience avant; Richard's himself again. Hark! the shrill Trumpet sounds, to Horse: away! My Soul's in Arms, and eager for the Fray. 1768, etc. [see John Doe s.v. John 4]. 1779‘R. Saunders’ Poor Richard's Prophesy 4, I have frequently heard one or other of my adages repeated, with, as poor Richard says, at the end on't. 1870Brewer's Dict. Phr. & Fable 747/1 Richard Roe, a mere nominal defendant in actions of ejectment. The name used to be coupled with John Doe, but these airy nothings are no longer the lawyer's tools. 1911Conc. Oxf. Dict. s.v. Richard, ..Poor R.'s sayings, maxims from almanacs issued by Benjamin Franklin with Poor R. as pseudonym; R.'s himself again.., said by or of person recovered from despondency, fear, illness, &c. 1928,1957[see John Doe s.v. John 4]. 1970Brewer's Dict. Phr. & Fable (rev. ed.) 851/1 Poor Richard, the assumed name of Benjamin Franklin in a series of almanacs from 1732 to 1757. They contained maxims and precepts on temperance, economy, cleanliness, chastity, and other virtues; and several ended with the words ‘as poor Richard says’. |