Liripoop


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Lir´i`poop

(lĭr´ĭ`pŌp)
n. 1. A pendent part of the old clerical tippet; afterwards, a tippet; a scarf; - worn also by doctors, learned men, etc.
2. Acuteness; smartness; also, a smart trick or stratagem.
3. A silly person.
A liripoop, vel lerripoop, a silly, empty creature; an old dotard.
- Milles. MS. Devon Gloss.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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