† raptriln.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Compare rascal n. and rapscallion n., and perhaps also rap n.⁴ 2, rappock n.The word may have been invented by J. Strutt to characterize the affected, malapropistic speech of one of the characters in his historical novel (compare quot. a1802) and subsequently adopted by E. Bulwer-Lytton from his work.

Obsolete.

Apparently: a rascal.

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a1802 J. Strutt Queenhoo-hall (1808) II. ii. i. 197 ‘Why, there it is, my lord,’ answered the beau: ‘the raptril is poor, and ought to have been humble, and suspect his betterers.’

1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons I. i. vii. 120 The raptril vulgar..who hiss one day what they applaud the next.

1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons II. iv. v. 64 Heard you the name the raptrils shouted?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	raptril
释义	† raptriln. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Compare rascal n. and rapscallion n., and perhaps also rap n.⁴ 2, rappock n.The word may have been invented by J. Strutt to characterize the affected, malapropistic speech of one of the characters in his historical novel (compare quot. a1802) and subsequently adopted by E. Bulwer-Lytton from his work. Obsolete. Apparently: a rascal. ΚΠ a1802 J. Strutt Queenhoo-hall (1808) II. ii. i. 197 ‘Why, there it is, my lord,’ answered the beau: ‘the raptril is poor, and ought to have been humble, and suspect his betterers.’ 1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons I. i. vii. 120 The raptril vulgar..who hiss one day what they applaud the next. 1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons II. iv. v. 64 Heard you the name the raptrils shouted? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.a1802
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