Meanings
rype1
nounrype (plural rypes)
plural rypes
- A bird, the ptarmigan.
The rypes and our red grouse are identically the same bird, though disease has never been known in the former, and even interbreeding with the red grouse, to the limited extent they are ever likely to do, should do more good than harm.
1909, Knowledge and Illustrated Scientific News, volume 32, page 426
rype2
adjective
- obsoleteObsolete spelling of ripe.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Danishrype
- Danishrype
- Englishrype
Borrowed from Danish rype.
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APA
rype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rype
MLA
“rype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rype. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rype,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rype.
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