Etymology

rappee

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Today it means: A dark, coarse, strongly flavoured snuff. Full definition →

First used 18th c.French (tabac) râpé
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  1. French · derived from(tabac) râpé“grated (tobacco)”
  2. English todayrappee

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

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. A dark, coarse, strongly flavoured snuff.

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