roperipe
1 of 2adjective
1
archaic
a
of a deed : punishable by hanging
b
of a person : deserving to be hung
2
obsolete : bombastic
roperipe
2 of 2noun
"
plural -s
: one that deserves to be hung : rascal
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Noun
1570, in the meaning defined above
- beaver stone
- beaver trade
- beaver tree
- beaverboard
- beaverboards
- Beaverbrook
- Beavercreek
- beavered
- beavered (away)
- beavered away
- beaverette
- Beaverhead Mountains
- beaveries
- beavering
- beavering (away)
- beavering away
- beaverite
- beaverpelt
- beaverroot
- beavers
- beavers (away)
- beavers away
- beavertail
- beaverteen
- Beaverton