rappee

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: rap=pee

CIDE DICTIONARY

rappee, n. [F. râpé, fr. râper to grate, to rasp. See Rasp, v.].

 A pungent kind of snuff made from the darker and ranker kinds of tobacco leaves.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

rappee, n. a coarse kind of snuff.

Etymology

F (tabac) r{acirc}p{eacute} rasped (tobacco)

ROGET THESAURUS

rappee

Pungency

N pungency, piquance, piquancy, poignancy haut-gout, strong taste, twang, race, sharpness, acrimony, roughness, unsavoriness, mustard, cayenne, caviare, seasoning, niter, saltpeter, brine (saltiness), carbonate of ammonia, sal ammoniac, sal volatile, smelling salts, hartshorn (acridity), dram, cordial, nip, nicotine, tobacco, snuff, quid, smoke, segar, cigar, cigarette, weed, fragrant weed, Indian weed, Cavendish, fid, negro head, old soldier, rappee, stogy, pungent, strong, high-, full-flavored, high-tasted, high-seasoned, gamy, sharp, stinging, rough, piquant, racy, biting, mordant, spicy, seasoned, hot, hot as pepper, peppery, vellicating, escharotic, meracious, acrid, acrimonious, bitter, rough, unsavory.