rap|pa|ree

rap|pa|ree
rap|pa|ree «RAP uh REE», noun.
1. an Irish freebooter, especially of the late 1600's.
2. = robber. (Cf.robber)
[< Irish rapaire (originally) short pike; later, the wielder of the pike]

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