单词 | rantipole |
释义 | rantipole/ˈrantɪpəʊl/Now chiefly archaic and literary adjective 1Of a person: that is or behaves like a rantipole. 2Characteristic of or befitting a rantipole; wild, disorderly, rakish, boisterous. noun 1A wild, ill-behaved, boisterous, or disorderly man or woman; a roisterer, a rogue; a rake; a minx. 2 English regional (chiefly northern ). A see-saw; (occasionally in plural) the game of swinging on a see-saw. OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in Mercurius Democritus. Origin uncertain; perhaps a fanciful formation from rant + poll. |
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