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rappees

rappees is the plural of rappee.

Meaning of rappee

Noun

rappee (countable and uncountable, plural rappees)

  1. (archaic, historical) A dark, coarse, strongly flavoured snuff.
    • Thou art like my rappee here, [takes out his box.] a moſt ridiculous ſuperfluity, but a pinch of thee novv and then is a moſt delicious treat.1766, George Colman, David Garrick, The Clandestine Marriage, a Comedy. […], London: […] T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, […]; R[oberts] Baldwin, […]; R. Davis, […]; and T[homas] Davies, […], →OCLC, Act...

Questions about rappees

What is rappees the plural of?
Rappees is the plural of rappee.

Words near rappees in the dictionary

  1. rapped at
  2. rapped back
  3. rapped down
  4. rapped someone's knuckles
  5. rappee
  6. rappees
  7. rappel
  8. rappeled
  9. rappeler
  10. rappelers
  11. rappeling

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