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rapparee (n.)
[rapparee 词源字典]
"Irish freebooter," 1680s, originally "pikeman," from Irish
rapairidhe
, plural of
rapaire
"half-pike." Kind of soldier prominent in the war of 1688-92.
[rapparee etymology, rapparee origin, 英语词源]