▪ I. † rie Obs. rare.
Also 7 rye.
[Of obscure origin.]
Game, sport.
| 1584 Lodge Alarum (Hunterian Cl.) 35 The vsurer that playes all this rie, will yet be counted an honest and well dealing man. 1592 Breton Pilgr. Parad. Wks. (Grosart) I. 16/2 The boson, he his cabin tooke to keepe, And in the cookerome, there the rie begane. 1611 Cotgr., Drolerie, rye, waggerie, good roguerie. |
▪ II. rie
var. ree v., to sift; obs. f. rye n.1; var. rye n.2