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| rapper(1) | In coal mines; A lever at the top of a shaft for rapping a signal.
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| raw_lobster¹ | Policeman (from the blue colour of a raw lobster and a policeman's uniform) [Palmer, Roy - A Touch on the Times Songs of Social Change 1770 to 1914 (Penguin Education, 1974) pp 62]
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| rhino¹ | Money [OED]
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| ribbons¹ | Reins [CPB] : long narrow straps, frequently of leather, attached to the bridle or bit of a horse or other animal on either side of the head and used by a rider or driver to control and guide the animal [OED]
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| ricks¹ | Rick - A stack of hay, corn, etc.; esp. one formed into a regular shape and thatched. [OED]
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| rife¹ | lavish, generous, unstinting, Plenty, abundance [Dictionary of the Scots Language]
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| riff raff | People of low social class or position; disreputable or undesirable people; members of the rabble considered collectively. The dregs or lowest element of a community, class [OED]
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| rigging¹ | Rigging: The action of preparing a ship or boat for going to sea, esp. by fitting the necessary ropes, chains, and wires. [OED] and by extension the ropes, chains, and wires themselves [CPB]
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| Rigs² | Rig:to romp, frolic; to act or play energetically and excitedly [OED]
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| rigs¹ | Rig: A dishonest or fraudulent scheme or enterprise; a trick or swindle. Also something used to deceive or defraud a person.
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| roast¹ | Roast: to severely ridicule [OED]
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| Rob_Roy¹ | Rob Roy was a legendary cateran - A Highland marauder or irregular fighting man {i} - and the eponymous hero of the novel by Walter Scott published in 1817 {ii} References:
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| rookery¹ | A place containing a dense aggregation of people [OED] often used of slums
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| rope-walk¹ | A long stretch of ground where ropes are made [OED]
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| Ross¹ | Ross: John Ross (1777-1856) British naval officer and Arctic explorer.
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| rout² | Rout: A fashionable gathering; a large evening party or soirée of a type fashionable in the 18th and early 19th centuries. [OED]
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| rout³ | a noisy disturbance; (also) a brawl. |
| Rout¹ | The gathering together of a group of soldiers usually in preparation for departing on active service.
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| routª | Possible "route" |