rareripe

American  

[rair-rahyp] / ˈrɛərˌraɪp /

adjective

1. ripening early.

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noun

1. a fruit or vegetable that ripens early.

rareripe British  

/ ˈrɛəˌraɪp /

adjective

1. ripening early

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noun

1. a fruit or vegetable that ripens early

Etymology

Origin of rareripe

1715–25, rare, early variant (obsolete except British dial.) of rathe + ripe

Example Sentences

When Bob was small, Lincoln low-rated him as "the little rareripe sort, that are smarter at about five than ever after."

From Time Magazine Archive

At thirteen, that peculiar time when the young turn to faith, this perverse rareripe was so filled with doubt that it ran over and he stood in the slop.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 by Hubbard, Elbert

It was mere precocity, and precocity is a rareripe fruit, with a worm at the core.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians by Hubbard, Elbert

He was a rareripe, and showed strength and decision far beyond his years.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists by Hubbard, Elbert

But woe betide Alexander and all rareripe Bostonians who mistake the scaffolding for the edifice.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 by Hubbard, Elbert