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Definition of rantipole in English: rantipoleadjective ˈrantɪpəʊl literary, archaic 1Of a person: that is or behaves like a rantipole. 2Characteristic of or befitting a rantipole; wild, disorderly, rakish, boisterous.
noun ˈrantɪpəʊl literary, archaic 1A wild, ill-behaved, boisterous, or disorderly man or woman; a roisterer, a rogue; a rake; a minx. 2English regional (chiefly northern). A see-saw; (occasionally in plural) the game of swinging on a see-saw.
Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Mercurius Democritus. Origin uncertain; perhaps a fanciful formation from rant + poll. Definition of rantipole in US English: rantipoleadjectiveˈrantɪpəʊl literary, archaic 1Of a person: that is or behaves like a rantipole. 2Characteristic of or befitting a rantipole; wild, disorderly, rakish, boisterous.
nounˈrantɪpəʊl literary, archaic 1A wild, ill-behaved, boisterous, or disorderly man or woman; a roisterer, a rogue; a rake; a minx. 2English regional (chiefly northern). A see-saw; (occasionally in plural) the game of swinging on a see-saw.
Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Mercurius Democritus. Origin uncertain; perhaps a fanciful formation from rant + poll. |