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rare-ripe
ˈrare-ripe, a. and n. dial. and U.S. [f. rare a.3 + ripe.] a. adj. Rathe-ripe. b. n. An early fruit or vegetable. Also transf. c. attrib. Of the colour of a peach called the rare-ripe.1799 Washington Writ. (1893) XIV. 231 All that part..is to be planted with rare-ripe corn. 1799 S. Freeman Town Offi... Oxford English Dictionary
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rath-ripe
rathe-ripe, rath-ripe, a. and n. Now poet. and dial. (ˈreɪð-, ˈrɑːθ-, -æ-) [f. rathe a.1 + ripe a. (cf. OE. rædr{iacu}pe and rare-ripe). With ref. to grain the usual spelling is rath-.] A. adj. 1. Of fruits, grain, etc.: Coming early to maturity; ripening early in the year. Usually applied to specia... Oxford English Dictionary
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rare
▪ I. rare, a.1 (adv.1 and n.) (rɛə(r)) Also 6–7 Sc. rair. [ad. L. rār-us or a. F. rare (14th c.).] 1. a. Having the constituent particles not closely packed together. (Opposed to dense.) In later use chiefly of the air or gases (see sense 5 f).c 1420 Pallad. on Husb. i. 99 The londis fatte, or lene,... Oxford English Dictionary
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