- rathe-ripe fruit
- early fruit. Suff.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
rathe-ripe fruit
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rare|ripe — «RAIR RYP», adjective, noun. –adj. coming early to maturity; ripening early in the year; early ripe: »rareripe fruit or grain. –n. a fruit or vegetable that is ripe early, especially a variety of peach. ╂[< rare, obsolete form of rathe + ripe] … Useful english dictionary
rareripe — I. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: rare (III) + ripe : early ripe : ripe before others or earlier than usual II. noun ( s) 1. : any early ripening fruit or vegetable … Useful english dictionary
rareripe — rare•ripe [[t]ˈrɛərˌraɪp[/t]] adj. 1) bot ripening early 2) bot a fruit or vegetable that ripens early • Etymology: 1715–25, amer.; rare, dial. var. of rathe+ripe … From formal English to slang
rareripe — /rair ruyp /, Bot. adj. 1. ripening early. n. 2. a fruit or vegetable that ripens early. [1715 25, Amer.; rare, early var. (obs. except Brit. dial.) of RATHE + RIPE] * * * … Universalium
rareripe — [rer′rīp΄] adj. [rare, dial. var. of RATHE + RIPE] ripening early n. a fruit or vegetable that ripens early … English World dictionary
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