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▪ I. ˈriper1 rare.
[f. ripe v.1]
Ripener.
c1400Lanfranc's Cirurg. 6 Of Maturatiuis, þat buþ Ripers. 1572J. Bossewell Armorie ii. 124 That mighty planet, Luna, the riper and encreaser of fruites.
▪ II. riper2 Now dial.|ˈraɪpə(r)|
Also 1 rýpere, 2 rupere.
[f. ripe v.2]
†1. A robber, plunderer. Obs.
a1023Wulfstan Hom. xxxiii. (1883) 159 Us stalu and cwalu..and rypera reaflac derede. 1027–34Sec. Laws Cnut vii. in Liebermann Gesetze 312/1 Ryperas and reaferas Godes graman habban. c1175Lamb. Hom. 15 Þas ruperes and þas reueres and þas þeues.
2. dial. (See quot.)
1894Heslop Northumb. Gloss., Riper, an iron prong used for clearing dirt and dust out of the oilholes in machinery.
▪ III. † ˈriper3 Obs.
[? cf. rip v.2 2 b, quot. 1688.]
An instrument used by arrow-makers.
1659Howell Vocab. li, A thwitting knife, nocksaws a rasp, a riper, a share. |