rappee
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rappee
1730–40; < French râpé grated (past participle of râper ); see rape 3
Example Sentences
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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
Charles III. of Spain had a great predilection for rappee snuff, but only indulged his inclination by stealth, and particularly while shooting, when he imagined himself to be unnoticed.
From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by Billings, E. R.
Like other great men, this Pasha makes a great consumption of rappee, and empties nearly a box a-day. 10th.—The military seem to have taken a fancy to us.
From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James
Cuba is the favorite of the gentlemen of the stock exchange; the tradesman's box usually contains rappee; high dried Irish is grateful to those who love to feel the taste of snuff in their throat.
From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by Billings, E. R.
He finished and took his snuff with zest, seeing that it was still rappee, and handed me the box with great composure.
From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.
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