Word Study
rappee
CIDE DICTIONARY
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.For further exploring for "rappee" in Webster Dictionary Online