rappee

American  

[ra-pee] / ræˈpi /

noun

1. a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves.

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rappee British  

/ ræˈpiː /

noun

1. a moist English snuff of the 18th and 19th centuries

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Etymology

Origin of rappee

1730–40; < French râpé grated (past participle of râper ); rape ³

Example Sentences

He innocently requested Lenette to "send and get him an ounce of rappee; he would repay her next morning, when he sent the money for the reviews."

From Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. by Jean Paul

For myself, sir," said the Colonel, snuff-box open in hand, for he had been surprised with the rappee between his fingers, "I am ready to go on.

From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.

He would understand, by analogy, the pungency of other things, besides Irish blackguard or Scotch rappee.

From Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature by Zeitlin, Jacob

The friends in question kept him supplied with sound rappee.

From The Cardinal's Snuff-Box by Harland, Henry

I demanded where their rappee was? the good woman pointed to the place; and I took up a scollop-shell of it, refusing to let her weight it, and filled my box.

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 8 by Richardson, Samuel