rappee

Definition

A dark, coarse, strongly flavoured snuff.

Etymology

From French (tabac) râpé (“grated (tobacco)”), past participle of râper (“to grate”), from Old French rasper "to scrape"; of Germanic origin.

Example Sentences

• "Thou art like my rappee here, [takes out his box.] a moſt ridiculous ſuperfluity, but a pinch of thee novv and then is a moſt delicious treat."
• "The fellow wears a solitaire, uses paint, and takes rappee with all the grimace of a French marquis."
• "‘Why, it is difficult, sir, I confess,’ said the tall footman. ‘It may be done by degrees, Sir. Coffee is the best practice. I carried coffee, Sir, for a long time. It looks very like rappee, sir.’"