rappee

[ ra-pee ]

/ ræˈpi /

noun

a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves.

Origin of rappee

1730–40; <French râpé grated (past participle of râper); see rape³

Words nearby rappee

rap music, Rapoport test, Rapp, Rappahannock, rapparee, rappee, rappel, rappen, rappé pie, rapper, rapping

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Example sentences from the Web for rappee

Dr. Deane took a small pinch of Rappee, and then touched his nose lightly with his lavendered handkerchief.
The Story Of Kennett|Bayard Taylor
Those fresh supplies of little scandals were as fresh pinches of rappee to the arid nostril all athirst for dust.
The Collector|Henry T. Tuckerman
One day he happened to blend Dutch and rappee and poured the mixture into a drawer labelled 37.
Highways & Byways in Sussex|E.V. Lucas
Indeed, I am just here on the same errand—to see Mr Wolstang—eh (a sneeze)—that rappee is certainly very strong.
Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2|Various

His waistcoat was low in the neck, and had flap pouches, wherein he kept his mull for rappee, and his tobacco-box.
The Life of Mansie Wauch|David Macbeth Moir

British Dictionary definitions for rappee

rappee

/ (ræˈpiː) /

noun

a moist English snuff of the 18th and 19th centuries

Word Origin for rappee

C18: from French tabac râpé, literally: scraped tobacco, from râper to scrape; see rape ³, rasp 1

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单词	rappee
释义	rappee [ ra-pee ] / ræˈpi / noun a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves. Origin of rappee 1730–40; <French râpé grated (past participle of râper); see rape³ Words nearby rappee rap music, Rapoport test, Rapp, Rappahannock, rapparee, rappee, rappel, rappen, rappé pie, rapper, rapping Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rappee Dr. Deane took a small pinch of Rappee, and then touched his nose lightly with his lavendered handkerchief. The Story Of Kennett\|Bayard Taylor Those fresh supplies of little scandals were as fresh pinches of rappee to the arid nostril all athirst for dust. The Collector\|Henry T. Tuckerman One day he happened to blend Dutch and rappee and poured the mixture into a drawer labelled 37. Highways & Byways in Sussex\|E.V. Lucas Indeed, I am just here on the same errand—to see Mr Wolstang—eh (a sneeze)—that rappee is certainly very strong. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2\|Various His waistcoat was low in the neck, and had flap pouches, wherein he kept his mull for rappee, and his tobacco-box. The Life of Mansie Wauch\|David Macbeth Moir British Dictionary definitions for rappee rappee / (ræˈpiː) / noun a moist English snuff of the 18th and 19th centuries Word Origin for rappee C18: from French tabac râpé, literally: scraped tobacco, from râper to scrape; see rape ³, rasp 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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