rip (2)

[Icel. hrip.] A wicker basket to carry fish in. *rip (3), ripp (2), s. [A. S. rip , rýp , from rip an , rýpan =to reap (q. v.).] A handful of unthreshed grain. (Scotch.) "Hae, there's a ripp to thy auld baggie." Burns: To the Auld Mare Maggie. rip (4), s . [Cf. Dut. rap =scab; Dan.rips raps = riffraff.] 1. A term of contempt; a base, low, mean, or worthle person; a contemptible creature. 2. An animal of no value, as a worn-out horse; anything of no value. "Lilliputian peers With wasted carca es their rips bestride." Pursuit of Fashion. ri-pär-I-an, a. & s. [Lat. rip a =a bank.] A. As adj .: Pertaining to the banks of a river. B. As subst.: One who dwells on the banks of a river. "Annoyances to riparians and danger to small craft on the river."- Field, July 24, 1886.