rareripe

[ rair-rahyp ]

adjective

1. ripening early.

noun

1. a fruit or vegetable that ripens early.

rareripe

/ ˈrɛəˌraɪp /

adjective

1. ripening early

noun

1. a fruit or vegetable that ripens early

Word History and Origins

Origin of rareripe¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rareripe¹

C18 rare , variant of rathe + ripe

Example Sentences

Rareripe, rār′rīp, adj. early ripe.

From Project Gutenberg

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

And we see that Julia carries a crimson face, and smiling look; although she stoops considerably, and her long arms and loping gait, make her appear to many, ungainly; she is ruddy as a rareripe peach, and smiles from her forehead and eyes, and face and mouth.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg