reepern.

Brit.

/ˈriːpə/, U.S.

/ˈripər/

Forms: 1700s–1800s reaper, 1800s– reeper.

Origin: Probably either (i) a borrowing from Marathi. Or (ii) a borrowing from Telugu. Etymons: Marathi rīp; Telugu rivva, *rippa.

Etymology: Probably < Marathi rīp lath used in making a roof or its apparent etymon Telugu rivva, rebba small branch (earlier *rippa, *rimpa), perhaps influenced in form by rafter n.¹

Anglo-Indian.

A lath used in making a roof.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun] > lath

lathc1000

stooth1295

stone-lath1370

straw-laths1391

studc1525

pantile lath1690

reeper1734

tile-laths1844

1734 in J. H. Wheeler Madras in Olden Time (1862) III. 148 Paid the Banksall Merchants for the house poles, country reapers, &c. necessary for house building.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Reepers, laths, or longitudinal sections of the palmyra palm, used for building purposes in the East; the trunk of the tree is split into 8 for reepers, and these are dressed with an adze.

1929 Times 5 June 10/4 A large hail-stone has broken through a depth of four or five tiles, and passed through the bamboo reepers.

2002 Times (India) (Nexis) 12 May Monnappa said about 200 economy houses were constructed in different parts of the district, using concrete rafters and ferrocement reepers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	reeper
释义	reepern. Brit. /ˈriːpə/, U.S. /ˈripər/ Forms: 1700s–1800s reaper, 1800s– reeper. Origin: Probably either (i) a borrowing from Marathi. Or (ii) a borrowing from Telugu. Etymons: Marathi rīp; Telugu rivva, rippa. Etymology: Probably < Marathi rīp* lath used in making a roof or its apparent etymon Telugu rivva, rebba small branch (earlier rippa, rimpa), perhaps influenced in form by rafter n.¹ Anglo-Indian. A lath used in making a roof. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun] > lath lathc1000 stooth1295 stone-lath1370 straw-laths1391 studc1525 pantile lath1690 reeper1734 tile-laths1844 1734 in J. H. Wheeler Madras in Olden Time (1862) III. 148 Paid the Banksall Merchants for the house poles, country reapers, &c. necessary for house building. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Reepers, laths, or longitudinal sections of the palmyra palm, used for building purposes in the East; the trunk of the tree is split into 8 for reepers, and these are dressed with an adze. 1929 Times 5 June 10/4 A large hail-stone has broken through a depth of four or five tiles, and passed through the bamboo reepers. 2002 Times (India) (Nexis) 12 May Monnappa said about 200 economy houses were constructed in different parts of the district, using concrete rafters and ferrocement reepers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1734
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