DICTIONARY
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​• RAT-FACE n. a sly, underhanded person ...20C Amer. sl.
• RAT FINK n. 1. a traitor; one who is disloyal to associates; someone who informs on you ...1964 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1964 sl., chiefly US
• RAT FUCK n. a practical joke ...1960s Amer. sl.
• RATGUT n. 1. bad liquor ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. whisky, esp. illegally made whisky ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RATHE adj. 1. quick in action, speedy, prompt; eager, earnest, vehement ...c900 Eng. dial. & poetic
adj. 2. done or occurring before the usual or natural time; early ...c1420 Eng. dial. & poetic
† adj. 3. rare ...1548
adj. 4. early in the day; belonging to the morning ...1596 Eng. dial. & poetic
† adj. 5. of eggs: left soft in cooking ...1684
† adv. 1. denoting rapidity in the performance or completion of an action; quickly, rapidly, swiftly, esp. without delay, promptly, soon ...c825
adv. 2. early in the morning or day ...c1386 Eng. dial. & poetic
† n. counsel, advice; help ...c1200
† vb. to counsel, to advise ...c1200
• RATHELY † adv. quickly, rapidly, swiftly ...a950
• RATHENESS * n. 1. earliness ...1635
* n. 2. premature ending ...1883
• RATHER adj. 1. earlier, preceding another or others in point of time, coming at an earlier hour, date, etc....1388
†* adj. 2. more to be chosen; preferable ...c1430
†* adj. 3. antecedent, prior; of greater importance ...1657
† adv. previously, beforehand ...c1325
• RATHEREST †* adj. soonest ...a1425
† adv. most of all, most particularly, mainly ...c1420 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RATHERLINGS adv. rather; somewhat; for the most part ...1862 Eng. dial.
• RATHERLY adv. rather ...1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RATHERMORE †* adj. earlier, former ...1382
• RATHE-RIPE † adj. 1. of fruits, grains, etc.: coming early to maturity; ripening early in the year ...1578 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. precocious, early developed in mind or body ...1617 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RATHE-RIPES † n. early fruit and vegetables, esp. peas and apples ...1677 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RATHERISH adv. somewhat, in a slight degree ...1862 colloq.
• RATHER OF THE RATHEREST phr. just a little too much or too little ...a1825
• RATHER OF THE WETTEST adj. very wet ...1870 Eng. dial.
• RATHER OR LATER † phr. sooner or later ...c1475
• RATHERS n. wishes; preference; choice ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RATHER TOO RANK phr. somewhat too strong; too much of a good thing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RATHEST † adj. 1. quickest, soonest, most preferable; most eager ...c888
† adj. 2. earliest ...c1420 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adv. 1. soonest, most readily ...c888
† adv. 2. earliest ...1387-8
† adv. 3. most of all, most particularly, mainly ...1549
• RAT-HOLE vb. to store up furtively, as food, etc. ...20C Amer. sl.
• RAT HOUSE n. a mental hospital ...1900 Aust. & NZ sl.
• RATH-RIPE † adj. of fruits, grains, etc.: coming early to maturity; ripening early in the year ...1578 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RATIFACTORY †* adj. confirmatory ...1720
• RATIFICATORY †* adj. confirmatory ...1639 Sc.
• RATIFIED * adj. settled, confirmed ...1644
• RATIFIEDLY † adv. positively ...1593
• RATIFY † vb. 1. to declare or confirm the truth or correctness of a statement, etc. ...c1400 rare or obs.
†* vb. 2. to fix the rate or price of ...1511
†* vb. 3. to consummate, carry out, or bring to fulfilment or completion ...1561
vb. 4. to clear up; to settle ...1883 Sc.
vb. 5. to grieve, to mortify ...1884 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to scold; to use clamorous vituperation ...1889 Eng. dial.
• RATIHABIT † vb. to express approval or sanction of ...1678 Sc.
• RATIHABITATION †* n. approval, sanction ...1502
• RATIHABITION n. approval, sanction ...1561
• RAT IN vb. to sneak into without paying ...20C W. Indies
• RATING n. a scolding, rebuke, reproof ...1577
• RATIO †* n. reason, rationale ...1636
• RATIOCINANT † adj. that reasons ...a1693 nonce word
• RATIOCINATE vb. to reason, to carry on a process of reasoning ...1643
• RATIOCINATION n. 1. the process of reasoning ...c1530
n. 2. an instance of reasoning ...c1620
• RATIOCINATIVE adj. based on reason; giving a reason ...c1620
• RATIOCINATOR n. one who reasons ...1824
• RATIOCINATORY adj. based on reason; giving a reason ...1810
• RATION †* n. reasoning ...1550
• RATIONABILITY †* n. the faculty of being rational ...1656
• RATIONABLE † adj. 1. reasonable, just, right ...1436 chiefly Sc.
† adj. 2. rational; sensible ...1620
• RATIONABLY † adv. reasonably ...1646
• RATIONAL † adj. existing (only) in the mind; opposed to 'real' ...1628
†* adv. rationally ...1690
†* n. in Roman Antiquity: an accountant or auditor ...1610
• RATIONALE † n. a set of reasoned rules or directions ...1657
• RATIONALS † n. 1. human beings, men ...1626 obs. or rare
n. 2. knickerbockers for women ...1889
• RATIONS n. food, without reference to amount ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RAT IT vb. to run away quickly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
int. an exclamation ...1816 Eng. dial.
• RAT-KILLING n. whatever one is occupied with at the moment; present business, occupation, or work-at-hand; miscellaneous tasks ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RATLING n. the smallest pig of a litter ...1879 Eng. dial.
• RAT MATCH n. a match you can strike anywhere ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RAT ON SOMEONE vb. to inform on someone ...20C Amer.sl.
• RAT OUT vb. to withdraw or depart dishonourably ...20C Amer. sl.
• RAT PACK n. a disorderly mob of youths ...1951 sl., orig. US
• RAT RACE n. a dance, or dancing party ...20C US student and teen usage
• RAT-RHYME n. anything repeated by rote; a long speech or rigmarole; nonsense ...1650 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to repeat from memory without attaching any meaning to the words ...B1900 Sc.
• RATS n. 1. rags, tatters ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
int. an exclamation of annoyance, despair, disgust, or disapproval ...1886 orig. US
• RATS, THE n. delirium tremens ...19C colloq.
• RAT'S-REST n. a state of perpetual turmoil ...B1900 Sc.
• RAT STAND n. a railway station ...1910s UK criminals' sl.
• RATT † n. a line or file of soldiers ...1775 Sc.
• RAT TAIL n. 1. a mule ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 2. (as 'rattail') a cigar, esp. one made of inferior tobacco ...1940 Amer. sl.
n. 3. (as 'rattail') any small breed of dog ...1986 Amer. dial.
• RAT-TAILED adj. of a horse: having lost the hair of its tail ...1896 Eng. dial.
• RAT-TAILS n. long unkempt locks of hair ...1864 Eng. dial.
• RATTATAG n. a ne'er-do-well ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTE † n. a line or file of soldiers ...1775 Sc.
• RATTED adj. 1. of people: robbed; of objects: stolen ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
adj. 2. drunk ...1983 Brit. sl.
• RATTEN n. 1. a rat ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a sly person ...1867 Sc.
n. 3. a term of endearment ...1867 Sc.
n. 4. a person of small stature, often with the idea of dark complexion and a profusion of hair; any small animal of its kind ...B1900 Sc.
• RATTENER n. a rat-catcher; a dog for catching rats ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTER n. an informer ...20C Amer. sl.
• RATTICK vb. to shake, to rattle ...1893 Eng. dial.
• RATTIKER n. a foot-bridge ...B900 Eng. dial.
• RATTIPELT n. a rough, noisy child ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. to scold ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE adj. good, excellent ...1888 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a blow, a stroke ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. noise of any kind; chatter, scolding ...1809 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. the death-rattle ...1836 Sc.
n. 4. a quick pace; speed; impetus; a dash ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5, the ins and outs of anything; all the details ...1891 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a giddy, harebrained person; one who talks volubly; a chatterer; a stupid fellow ...B1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 7. a stew consisting of potatoes, turnips, and beef, to which are sometimes added onions ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to make a rustling or crackling noise ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. of a kettle: to boil ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to pronounce the letter "R" with a burr ...1787 Sc.
vb. 4. to move, run, or drive quickly, esp. with much noise ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to strike, to beat, to hit; to give a blow or knock ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to work or do anything with energy and speed ...1861 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to make nervous or anxious ...1869 sl., orig. US
vb. 8. to talk volubly; to chatter, to prate ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to play noisily, to romp ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to hunt out of; to pursue quickly ...1883 Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to confuse; to bewilder ...20C Amer. sl.
• RATTLE AND HISS n. urine; urination ...20C US rhyming sl. for 'piss'
vb. to urinate ...20C US rhyming sl. for 'piss'
• RATTLE-BAG adj. 1. ramshackle, tumbledown, worn out ...1885 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. wild, spendthrift, harum-scarum ...1886 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a noisy, bustling person; one who excites alarm ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. anything that makes a rattling noise; a lout clatter ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-BAGGER n. a loud clatter ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-BALLOCKS n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• RATTLE BEADS vb. to express aggravation ...20C US homosexual sl.
• RATTLE-BEANED adj. 1. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RATTLE-BONE adj. ramshackle, tumbledown, worn out ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLEBONED adj. thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RATTLEBONES n. a very thin person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLEBOX n. 1. a talkative person; a chatterer; a flighty person ...1869 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RATTLEBRAIN adj. wild, spendthrift, harum-scarum ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. a confused, silly, or stupid person; a wild, harum-scarum person; a spendthrift ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-BRAINED adj. talkative; flighty; harebrained; silly; stupid; prone to confusion; foolish; unable to concentrate ...1868 Sc.
• RATTLE-CAN n. 1. a noisy child or person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a kicking cow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-CAP n. 1. a whoremonger ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a lively, thoughtless person; a chatterbox; a giddy girl; a flirt ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-CUM-BANG n. a loud, rattling noise; a clatter ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-CUM-SCOUR adv. at a great rate and with much noise ...1893 Eng. dial.
• RATTLED adj. 1. heavily intoxicated with alcohol; distraught; with one's senses impaired ...19C colloq.
adj. 2. confused; foolish; silly; confused by excitement ...20C Amer. sl.
• RATTLE-DOWN adj. ramshackle, tumbledown, worn out ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-GUT adj. rickety, shaky, rattling ...1877 Eng. dial.
• RATTLEHEAD n. 1. an oaf; a scatterbrain whose brain has dried and is rattling about in his head ...M17 Brit.
n. 2. a talkative, garrulous, or gossiping person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RATTLE-HEADED adj. talkative, flighty, harebrained ...1790 Sc.
• RATTLE-HORN n, a lively, thoughtless person; a chatterbox; a giddy girl; a flirt ...1785 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-MOUSE † n. 1. an old name for a bat ...1589 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a carnivorous quadruped of South Africa, Mellivora capensis; the honey-badger, or honey-ratel ...1731
• RATTLEMOUTH n. a talkative, garrulous, or gossiping person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RATTLE-NODDLED † adj. characterized by foolish noisy levity of character or conduct; giddy, harebrained, flighty, noisy, wild; rattle-headed ...1661
• RATTLE ON vb. to talk aimlessly; to gossip ...20C US sl.
• RATTLE ONE'S CHAIN vb. to cause someone to act in an unusual, strange, or unwelcome manner ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RATTLE ONE'S DAGS vb. to hurry up; to get a move on ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• RATTLE-PATE n. a lively, thoughtless person; a chatterbox; a giddy girl; a flirt ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RATTLER n. 1. a rattlesnake ...1827 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a roisterer; a wild liver ...1831 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a lie, a great falsehood ...1839 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a blow ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 5. anything very good or large of its kind ...1889 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a noisy signal; a loud halloo ...1894 Eng. dial.
n. 7. an oyster in poor condition ...1894 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a loud, noisy, talkative person ...B1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 9. a common name for a cart-horse ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 10. a railroad train; a freight train ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 11. a man who copulates athletically ...20C Brit. sl.
n. 12. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 13. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RATTLERS n. dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• RATTLE-SCAAP n. a frolicsome, mischievous person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-SCAMP n. a frolicsome, mischievous person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-SCAWP n. a frolicsome, mischievous person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-SCULL n. a lively, thoughtless person; a chatterbox; a giddy girl; a flirt ...1790 Sc.
• RATTLE-SCULLED adj. talkative, flighty, harebrained ...1883 Sc.
• RATTLE-SKULL n. a lively, thoughtless person; a chatterbox; a giddy girl; a flirt ...1790 Sc.
• RATTLESNAKE n. 1. a prostitute ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 2. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RATTLESNAKE JUICE n. poor-quality or illicit whisky ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RATTLESNAKE OIL n. poor-quality or illicit whisky ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RATTLESNAKE WHISKY n. poor-quality or illicit whisky ...1867 Amer. dial.
• RATTLE SOMEONE'S CAGE vb. to annoy or upset someone; to stir someone up; to provoke someone's anger or irritation ...colloq.
• RATTLE SOMEONE'S CHAIN vb. 1. to deceive, to fool, to victimize ...Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to upset someone, esp. by teasing or harassing; to anger someone ...1980s Amer. sl.
• RATTLE SOMEONE'S STRING vb. 1. to deceive, to fool, to victimize ...Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to upset someone, esp. by teasing or harassing; to anger someone ...1980s Amer. sl.
• RATTLE-TAP n. very poor beer ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE THE CAN vb. to beg money on an empty street ...1947 US sl.
• RATTLE THE SHINGLES vb. to snore ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RATTLE-TONGUE n. a garrulous or gossiping person ...1876 Amer. dial.
• RATTLE-TONGUED adj. talkative, garrulous, gossiping ...1876 Amer. dial.
• RATTLE-TOPPIN n. a wild, harum-scarum person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-TRAP adj. dilapidated, worn-out, ramshackle ...1880 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 1. a worn-out, rickety vehicle; anything old and dilapidated; a makeshift contrivance ...1888 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a clattering noise ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the mouth ...B1900 sl.
n. 4. a talkative, garrulous, or gossiping person; a lively giddy girl ...Bk1904 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RATTLE-TRAPS n. 1. belongings; movables; small odds and ends ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a noisy, talkative person; a lively giddy girl ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLEY n. a child's rattle; anything that rattles ...1880 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RATTLEY-BAGS n. thunder ...1879 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE YOUR DAGS! int. hurry up! ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• RATTLIN' FOU adj. boisterously drunk; noisy with drink ...1865 Sc.
• RATTLING adj. 1. lively, brisk, noisy; rollicking, wild ...1749 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. good, splendid, excellent, great; first-rate; of good quality ...1851 Eng. dial.
adv. exceedingly, extremely ...20C Amer. sl.
n. a scolding ...1839 Eng. dial.
• RATTLING-GOOD adj. splendid, fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RATTOCK n. a great noise; a racket ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. to make a great noise ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTOCKS n. very small potatoes ...1879 Eng. dial.
• RAT-TRACK WHISKEY n. strong or inferior liquor; moonshine ...1929 Amer. sl.
• RAT-TRAP CHEESE n. cheddar cheese, esp. that with a strong odour ...1910 Amer. dial.
• RATTY adj. 1. run-down, ramshackle, unkempt, shabby; untidy and in poor condition ...1856 US sl.
adj. 2. mad, eccentric ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
adj. 3. irritated, annoyed, obstreperous ...L19 sl.
adj. 4. angry ...1909 sl.
adj. 5. drunk ...20C sl.
adj. 6. unpleasant; disagreeable ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 7. of a person: run-down, exhausted ...1960s US sl.
adj. 8. sick ...1960s Amer. sl.
• RATTY ON adj. infatuated with ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• RATTY WITH adj. infatuated with ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• RATY adj. 1. of the weather: cold, wet, stormy ...1856 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. dull, listless, sleepy ...1897 Eng. dial.
• RAUCID * adj. hoarse, raucous, harsh-sounding ...1831
• RAUGHT n. 1. a stroke, a blow, a dash ...1742 Sc.
† n. 2. the act of reaching ...B1900 Sc.
• RAUN vb. to eat greedily ...1777 Eng. dial.
• RAUNCH adj. of vegetable food: green, uncooked, raw ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. 1. obscenity, pornography ...1960s sl., orig. US
n. 2. vulgarity, grubbiness, shabbiness, dirtiness ...1967 sl., orig. US
†* vb. 1. to pull, to pluck ...1579
vb. 2. to eat or devour greedily; to munch, to gnaw; to tear up ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to swagger, to bully, to intimidate ...c1939 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to have sexual intercourse ...1940s US sl.
• RAUNCH AND SCRAUNCH vb. to snatch greedily; to grasp at ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAUNCHER n. an extraordinarily large example of its kind ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RAUNCHING BIG adj. very large ...1957 Amer. dial.
• RAUNCH OUT vb. to offend by making sexual remarks or using offensive language ...1970s US campus sl.
• RAUNCHY adj. 1. sordid, sloppy, careless; inept, unskilled; awkward; contemptible, excessive, seedy ...1930s sl., orig. US
adj. 2. inferior, cheap ...1940s US teen sl.
adj. 3. dilapidated, old, worn out, used up; cheap, inferior; ugly; gaudy; corny ...c1950 US teen usage
adj. 4. dirty, sloppy, and bad-smelling ...M20 US sl.
adj. 5. wild; frantic; distraught ...1954 Amer. dial.
adj. 6. of a cow or horse: rough, dangerous, bad-tempered ...1966 Amer. dial.
adj. 7. suggestive, sexually provocative, smutty, bawdy ...1967 sl., orig. US
adj. 8. drunk ...1970s US sl.
adj. 9. ill, unwell ...1970s US campus sl.
adj. 10. violent ...1990s US sl.
• RAUNGE vb. to eat or devour greedily; to munch, to gnaw ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAUNING adj. hungry, ravenous ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAUNISH adj. hungry, ravenous ...1777 Eng. dial.
• RAVE n. 1. a vague report, an uncertain rumour; a story which is not very credible ...1882 Sc.
n. 2. trouble, confusion ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a favourable opinion or comment ...1926 orig. US
n. 4. an infatuation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5, something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a lively party or rowdy gathering ...1960 sl.
vb. 1. to express enthusiastic approval ...a1704
vb. 2. of wind: to make a wild, rushing sound ...1785 Sc.
vb. 3. to roam, to stray ...1841 Sc.
vb. 4. to rake up a story against anyone ...1847 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to pull; to tear up; to tear; to rout out, to disturb ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to go about hurriedly or energetically ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1961 sl.
• RAVEL n. a muddle, tangle, confusion ...1891 Sc.
vb. 1. to get into a confusion or tangle; to entangle, to disorder, to muddle ...1791 Sc.
vb. 2. to confuse, to render incapable of coherent thought, to perplex ...1866 Sc.
vb. 3. to wander in speech; to speak incoherently or untruthfully ...1877 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to wander about aimlessly ...1880 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. of hair: to displace, to dishevel ...1895 Sc.
vb. 6. to tell a story, etc. volubly; to pour out in words ...1929 Sc.
vb. 7. to nonplus, to bamboozle, to outwit ...1931 Sc.
• RAVEL-COPPIN n. a wild, reckless, careless fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAVELLED adj. 1. tangled, confused, muddled, in difficulties ...1721 Sc.
adj. 2. confused in mind, muddled; rambling, incoherent, delirious ...1866 Sc.
• RAVELLED SKEIN n. a knotty problem, an involved situation ...1883 Sc.
• RAVELLIN n. raving, delirium ...1895 Sc.
• RAVELLING adj. confused; wild; disordered ...1876 Eng. dial.
• RAVELMENT n. a confusion, tangle ...1833 Sc.
• RAVEL THE CLEW vb. to fail in business ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAVEN n. prey; anything got by violence ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to wander in search of food ...1888 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to abuse ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to importune persistently ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAVEN BEAUTY n. a beautiful Black woman ...E20 US sl.
• RAVEN-DARK adj. black ...1901 Eng. dial.
• RAVER n. 1. someone who has a wild time, esp. sexually ...1959 sl.
n. 2. a promiscuous (usually young) man or esp. woman ...1971 sl.
• RAVERS adj. 1. angry ...1938 sl.
adj. 2. insane, raving mad ...1938 Brit. sl.
• RAVERY † n. delirium, raving; a violent fit of passion attended with loud vociferation ...1721 Sc.
• RAVE-UP n. a lively party or rowdy gathering ...1967 sl.
• RAVING adj. 1. an intensifier ...1865 Sc. & Amer. dial.
adj. 2. resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RAVING BEAUTY n. a beauty worth raving about ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• RAVISABLE † adj. ravenous, greedy ...c1400
• RAVISH vb. to use wastefully ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAW adj. 1. annoyed, angry, exasperated ...1811 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq,
adj. 3. undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. undiluted whisky ...1869 Sc.
• RAW AS ROPES adj. doltish, gauche, uncouth ...1880 Sc.
• RAW-BONE † adj. raw-boned; very lean or gaunt ...1593
† n. a very lean or gaunt person; a mere skeleton ...1638
• RAWBONED adj. having the bones prominently visible beneath the skin; thin, bony, gangling ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAWBONES n. 1. a scrawny horse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a very thin, bony person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RAWBONY adj. having the bones prominently visible beneath the skin; thin, bony, gangling ...a1930 Amer. dial.
• RAW-COLD adj. exceedingly cold ...1896 Eng. dial.
• RAW DEAL, A n. unfair treatment ...1912 sl.
• RAW-FOOTED adj. barefooted ...1802 Sc.
• RAW-GABBED adj. speaking confidently and authoritatively on a subject of which one is ignorant ...B1900 Sc.
• RAW-GOB n. an abrupt, coarse, vulgar speaker ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAW-GOBBED adj. rude and coarse of speech ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAW-GORBIT n. an unfledged bird; a half-grown boy ...1869 Eng. dial.
• RAW-GORLIN n. an unfledged bird ...1884 Eng. dial.
• RAWGUT n. bad liquor ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RAW-GUTTLIN n. an unfledged bird ...1879 Eng. dial.
• RAW-HEAD n. 1. a bogey used to frighten children ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a simpleton ... B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAWHEAD AND BLOODY BONES n. a spectre, a hobgoblin; a nursery bugbear; a bogey used to frighten children ...1637 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RAW-HEELS AND BLOODYBONES n. a spectre, a hobgoblin; a nursery bugbear ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RAWHIDE adj. 1. of a person: tough, experienced ...1883 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. exacting hard work ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 1. (sometimes derogatory) a cowboy, esp. an experienced one ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an emaciated person or animal; a very thin, bony person ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a mule ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to tease, to rib, to haze ...1899 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to carry, esp. on one's back ...1917 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to overwork or mistreat workers or machinery ...1930 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. of a cowboy: to camp out alone in search of stray cattle ...1936 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to chastise verbally; to scold ...1948 Amer. dial.
• RAWHIDER n. 1. an early settler in the Southwest ...1908 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one who overworks or mistreats workers or machinery ...1931 Amer. dial.
• RAWHIDING n. 1. a whipping ..1848 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a sharp scolding ...1948 Amer. dial.
• RAWK adj. 1. hoarse ...B1900 Sc.
adj. 2. misty, foggy ...B1900 Sc.
n. 1. a mist, a sea fog ...1854 Eng. dial.
n. 2. smoke ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. to grow misty; to become foggy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAWKY adj. misty, foggy, damp, raw and cold ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAWL vb. 1. to quarrel, to grumble, to be quarrelsome ...1811 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to pull roughly about; to carry or draw anything heavy ...1887 Eng. dial.
• RAWLEY adj. ugly ...B1900 Sc.
n. a quarrel, a row ...1929 Sc.
vb. to scold, to chide, to speak angrily to ...1790 Sc.
• RAWLY † adj. 1. unripe, immature ...1824 Sc.
adj. 2. of the weather: raw, damp ...B1900 Sc.
adv. inadequately ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAWMY adj. misty ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAWN adj. afraid ...1825 Sc.
n. a fragment of a rainbow ...B1900 Sc.
vb. to eat greedily ...1777 Eng. dial.
• RAWNER n. a dead bough on a tree ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAWN-PEG n. a dead bough on a tree ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAWNY adj. 1. tall, thin, and bony ...1825 Eng. & Amer. dial.
adj. 2. of a man: big and awkward; clumsy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a dead bough on a growing tree ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a silly fellow; a fool ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAWNY-BONED adj. having the bones prominently visible beneath the skin; thin, bony, gangling ...1868 Amer. dial.
• RAWNY-BOUGH n. a dead bough on a growing tree ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAWNYING adj. tall, thin, and bony ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAW-POOT n. an unfledged bird ... B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAW RECRUIT adj. of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq,
• RAWTID! int. an exclamation implying great anger, surprise, amazement, envy, etc. ...1940s sl.
• RAX n. 1. a stretch; a reach; the act of stretching or reaching ...1814 Sc.
n. 2. a strain; a sprain; a wrench of a limb or a muscle ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to extend, to stretch; to stretch the limbs on waking ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to strain; to overstrain oneself ...1766 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to grow ...1773 Sc.
vb. 4. to reach; to reach down; to reach out for; to hand over ...1836 Sc. & N. Ireland
vb. 5. to exaggerate ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAX A NECK vb. to hang a person ...1792 Sc.
• RAXED adj. of a limb: wrenched ...1898 Sc.
• RAXED-NECK n. the neck of a person who has been hanged ...1824 Sc.
• RAXER n. something that pains ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAXING adj. 1. elastic, easily stretched ...1785 Sc.
adj. 2. growing,  increasing ...1892 Sc.
adj. 3. of pain: racking ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. a hanging ...1822 Sc.
• RAXON vb. to infect, to taint with disease ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RAX OUT vb. of the weather: to clear up ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAXTER n. a long walk ...B1900 Sc.
• RAXY adj. stiff ...B1900 Sc.
• RAY n. 1. a corner ...1891 Eng. dial.
n. 2. diarrhoea ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to deck out, to dress ...1750 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to defile, to soil; to pollute with dung ...1828 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to undress ...1829 Eng. dial.
• RAYED adj., defiled ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAYFIELD vb. to steal without concealment or regard for the consequence; to break the law in a contemptuous manner ...1950s US Black sl.
• RAYMOND n. rain personified ...2000 Amer. dial.
• RAY OF SUNSHINE n. a happy person; one whose happiness cheers others ...1915 sl.
• RAZOO n. 1. a sign of contempt ...1890 Amer. sl.
n. 2. any money; a trivial amount of money ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. to manhandle; to use roughly ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RAZOR BLADE n. 1. a long, slim oyster ...1881 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a Black person ...c1955 rhyming sl. on 'spade'
• RAZOR-FACE n. a sharp-featured person, esp. one who is close-fisted and greedy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAZOR-RIDE vb. to shave ...1892 Sc.
• RAZORRIDGE n. shaving ...E18 sl.
• RAZORS n. inferior liquor ...L19 army sl.
• RAZOR SHARP adj. in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RAZY adj. of wine or other liquors, vegetable juices, fruits, etc.: having a characteristically excellent taste, flavour or quality ...1654
• RAZZ n. 1. a good talking-to; an harangue, esp. by a master to a boy; a reprimand ...1919 sl.
n. 2. a 'razzberry'; a sound or gesture expressing contempt ...1919 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to jeer at someone ...c1890 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to hiss or deride someone or make fun of them; to mock, to tease ...1921 sl., orig. US
• RAZZAMATAZZ n. noisy, showy publicity or display ...1958 sl.
• RAZZBERRIES! int. nonsense! it is ridiculous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RAZZBERRY n. 1. a sound or gesture expressing contempt, the continuous noise made by forcing air out of the mouth with the tongue held limply behind the lower lip ...1890 US sl.
n. 2. a reprimand or instance of reprimanding ...1922 sl.
• RAZZENED adj. of food: burnt in the oven rather than thoroughly baked ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAZZING n. the act of making fun of someone ...US & Can. colloq.
• RAZZLE vb. 1. to warm at the fire; to cook meat so that the outside is scorched while the inside remains raw; to dry ...1876 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to steal ...20C Aust. sl.
• RAZZLED adj. confused, rattled, mixed up ...1969 Amer. dial.
• RAZZLE-DAZZLE n. 1. energy, vigour, vitality ...1888 sl.
n. 2. a frolic; a spree; riotous jollity; noisy or showy fuss or activity ...c1895 sl.
n. 3. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to dazzle ...c1895 sl., orig US
• RAZZLE-DAZZLED adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RAZZLE-DAZZLER n. a sock that dazzles (generally in plural) ...1897 sl.
• RAZZLER n. of the weather: a hot day ...B1900 Eng. dial. 
• RAZZLING adj. hot, scorching ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. a beating ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAZZMATAZZ n. 1. noisy or showy fuss or activity ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
n. 2. nonsense ...sl.
• RAZZO n. 1. the nose ...1899 sl.
n. 2. an act of breaking wind ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'fart' (Raspberry Tart)
• RAZZOR vb. 1. to vex, to exasperate, to enrage ...1895 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to exhaust; to wear out, to tire ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• REA † n. an evil spirit or demon ...B1900 Sc.
• REACH n. 1. the Milky Way ...1777 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a creek ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a stretch of meadow land ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. an intermediate distance between two points ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to vomit, to strain in the attempt to vomit; to retch ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to strike, to give a blow ...1809 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. of pigs: to be restless, to make a noise of complaint ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to bribe ...1906 US sl.
vb. 5. to be sufficient ...1935 Amer. dial.
• REACHER n. 1. a gross exaggeration ...1613 colloq.
n. 2. a beggar that walks always with a female mate ...E17 sl.
n. 3. a blow delivered at one's full reach ...L19 boxing sl.
n. 4. anything out of the common; anything extraordinary ...1884 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a greedy person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• REACH FOR THE SKY vb. to aspire to something; to set one's goals high ...Amer. sl.
• REACH-ME-DOWN n. anything improvised ...1923 colloq.
• REACH-ME-DOWNS n. 1. secondhand or ready-made clothes ...1832
n. 2. trousers ...B1900 colloq.
• REACH THE SEAM-NEEDLE vb. to reach a good stopping place ...1944 Amer. dial.
• READ n. 1. advice, counsel, warning ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. determination; resolve ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to suppose, to imagine ...1768 Sc.
vb. 2. to advise, to counsel; to warn ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to predict, to foretell ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to explain, to solve ...1800 Sc.
vb. 5. to steal ...c1819 thieves' sl.
vb. 6. to understand, to perceive, to comprehend fully; to estimate truly ...1867 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to be cautious, to beware ...1892 Sc.
vb. 8. to match, to correspond ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to search (esp. a shirt) for lice ...WWI army sl.
vb. 10. to reprimand ...1980s US Black & campus sl.
vb. 11. to express blunt criticism of ...1994 Amer. dial., esp. Black usage
• READ A LECTURE vb. to censure or reprimand, esp. in a long-winded manner ...colloq.
• READ A LESSON vb. to censure or reprimand, esp. in a long-winded manner ...colloq.
• READ AND WRITE * n. 1. a fight ...1857 rhyming sl.
n. 2. flight; escape ...M19 rhyming sl.
vb. to fight ...1857 rhyming sl.
• READ AROUND vb. to read something aloud by turns ...1944 Amer. dial.
• READ BRAILLE vb. to grope someone's genitals through their clothing ...1960s US gay sl.
• READ 'EM AND WEEP n. some unwelcome or distressing news or information, the truth ...20C US sl.
• READER n. 1. a wallet pocket-book ...1718 cant
n. 2. a newspaper, a letter, etc. ...c1840 cant
n. 3. a 'wanted' poster ...M19 criminals' sl.
n. 4. a marked card ...L19 sl.
n. 5. a preacher who reads his sermon ...1891 Sc.
n. 6. a circular notifying police officers of a suspected criminal to be arrested ...1920 US criminals' sl.
n. 7. a small-time thief who follows postmen or delivery men to their destination, having sneaked a look at the label, then claims to be the official recipient ...1920s US criminals' sl.
n. 8. a warrant for arrest ...1920s US criminals' sl.
n. 9. any form of reading matter, books, magazines, comics, etc., 1940s prison sl.
n. 10. a drug prescription ...1980s drugs sl.
• READERED adj. wanted by the police ...c1845 cant
• READER-HUNTER n. a pickpocket specializing in wallets and pocket-books ...1812 cant
• READER-MERCHANT n. (generally in plural) pickpockets, chiefly among Jews, who ply about the bank to steal the pocket-books or wallets of persons who have just received their dividends there ...L18 sl.
• READERS n. 1. a crooked deck of cards that a cheat can read from the backs ...L19 gambling sl.
n. 2. reading glasses ...c1925 colloq.
• READIES n. money in bank and/or currency notes ...1935 sl., orig. bank clerks'
• READILY adv. probably, very likely, naturally ...1785 Sc.
• READINESS n. encouragement, assistance ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• READING n. a dressing down; a severe reprimand ...1942 Amer. dial., esp. Black usage
• READING-CANDY n. a lozenge bearing a sentimental motto in red ...1907 Amer. dial.
• READING-OFF n. a reprimand, a sharp scolding ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• READING PRIEST n. a minister who reads his sermon ...1897 Eng. dial.
• READING ROOM n. a toilet room or privy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• READING THE PAPER n. an excuse for taking a nap ...c1880 colloq.
• READ LIKE A BOOK vb. to understand one's thoughts, motives, etc....1844 sl.
• READ MITTS vb. to practice palmistry ...1951 Amer. sl.
• READ MY LIPS phr. used to convey that one is thinking something insulting or obscene but choosing not to speak it ...1980s sl.
• READ-OFF n. a reprimand, a sharp scolding ...1947 Amer. dial.
vb. (as 'read off') to scold; to find fault with, to reprimand, to express blunt criticism of ...B1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• READ OFF THE PLATE vb. to say grace before a meal ...1966 Amer. dial.
• READ OF TRIPE n. transportation for life ...M19 rhyming sl.
• READ ONE ONE'S CHARACTER vb. to give one a scolding; to tell plainly what is thought of one's character ...1898 Sc.
• READ ONE'S BEADS vb. to chastise, to berate, to attack someone verbally ...1950s gay sl.
• READ ONE'S PLATE vb. 1. to eat in silence ...20C US sl.
vb. 2. to say grace before a meal ...1858 Amer. dial.
• READ ONE'S SHIRT vb. to search for lice in one's shirt seams ...Amer. World War I sl.
• READ ONE'S TITLE CLEAR vb. to tell a person just what one thinks of him; to reprimand someone ...1942 Amer. dial.
• READ ON THE PLATE vb. to say grace before a meal ...1858 Amer. dial.
• READ OUT vb. to reprimand, to express blunt criticism of; to rebuke strongly; to scold ...1958 Amer. dial.
• READSHIP n. confidence, trust; dependence, trustworthiness, reliability ...1829 Eng. dial.
• READ SOMEONE LIKE A BOOK vb. to understand someone's motives or intentions fully
• READ SOMEONE'S SHIRT vb. to check the seams of someone's shirt for lice ...1910s sl., orig. military
• READ THE BOTTOM OF ONE'S PLATE vb. to say grace before a meal ...c1950  Amer. dial.
• READ THE DOG-LAW vb. to scold, to read the riot act, to reprimand, to upbraid, to chastise ...1903 Amer. dial.
• READ THE MUSIC vb. to know what is going on ...1940s US homosexual & prison sl.
• READ THE PAPER vb. to take a nap ...Bk1903 sl.
• READ THE RIOT ACT vb. to tell off severely and threateningly; to reprimand forcefully ...20C sl.
• READ THE SCRIPTURES vb. to lay down the law ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• READ THE TEA LEAVES vb. to smoke marijuana ...1960s drugs sl.
• READ THEM AND WEEP n. some unwelcome or distressing news or information, the truth ...20C US sl.
• READ UP vb. to tell off; to reprimand ...20C Irish sl.
• READY adj. 1. aware, sophisticated, prepared to deal with the real world ...1930s US Black sl.
adj. 2. excellent, first-rate, mature, fully competent; esp. used of musicians ...1938 US sl.
adj. 3. intoxicated ...1938 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. sexually attractive ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
n. a swindle; a conspiracy ...L19 Aust. sl.
vb. 1. to forward, to assist ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to comb ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to correct; to set a person right who is wrong ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• READY, THE n. money; spec., money in hand ...1688 sl.
• READY BREAD n. baker's bread; bread not made at home ...1967 Amer. dial.
• READY-COMB n. a comb ...1790 Eng. dial.
• READY-COME-DOWN n. plenty of money ...1952 Amer. dial.
• READY-FINDER n. a civilian who followed the Army to pick up the discarded coats, blankets, and other items shed by soldiers, esp. when the weather turned hot; term was used by Union troops ...US Civil War usage
• READY-GILT n. money; spec., money in hand ...19C sl.
• READY-HANDED adj. clever with the hands, quick and ready ...1890 Sc.
• READY-HEATER n. a radiator ...1943 Amer. dial.
• READYING-COMB n. a comb ...1790 Eng. dial.
• READY-JOHN n. money; spec., money in hand ...19C sl.
• READY-ROLL n. a factory-made cigarette ...1949 Amer. dial.
• READY-STUFF n. money; spec., money in hand ...19C sl.
• READY TO CASH IN ONE'S CHIPS vb. to die ...1955 Amer. dial.
• READY TO DROP adj. worn out, exhausted
• READY TO LEAP OUT OF ONESELF † adj. delighted, eager ...1611
• READY TO LOCK UP adj. eager to get married ...1967 Amer. dial.
• READY TO MEET THE ELEPHANT phr. said of recruits ...US Civil War usage
• READY TO PASS IN ONE'S CHIPS vb. to die ...1955 Amer. dial.
• READY TO RIDE OUT adj. of a room or piece of furniture: untidy, very cluttered or disordered ...1855 Amer. dial.
• READY TO WALK OFF adj. said of a table or desk cluttered and loaded till it looks like a pack animal ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• READY-UP n. 1. a swindle, conspiracy, or fraud ...1924 Aust. sl.
n. 2. one who tidies up ...1941 Amer. dial.
vb. (as 'ready up') to tidy up, to make neat, to put in order ...1864 Amer. dial.
• REAK † n. a trick, a prank; a stratagem, an artifice ...1629 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REAL adj. eminently good in any way; true, staunch ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. reality ...1878 Sc.
• REAL CHEESE, THE n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REAL CHUFFED adj. excited ...1950s sl.
• REAL DAG, A n. someone or something extraordinary or entertaining; an amusingly eccentric or impudent person; a character ...1875 Aust. & NZ sl.
• REAL FINE adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REAL GONE adj. excellent ...1946 sl., orig. US jazz
• REAL GOOD adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REAL GOODS, THE n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REALIZE vb. to recognize ...1952 Amer. dial.
• REAL JAM adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a real treat ...1885 sl.
n. 2. excellence; good luck; happiness ...1889 sl. Farmer slang 1896
n. 3. a certainty of winning; clear profit ...Bk1896 sl.
• REAL LADDIE BOY, A n. a mischievous, lively boy ...1887 Eng. dial.
• REALLY adj. real, genuine ...1916 Amer. dial.
• REALLY O' ME! int. an exclamation ...1874 Eng. dial.
• REALLY SOMETHING n. a remarkable or exceptional thing ...1958 sl.
• REALLY TRULY adj. real, genuine ...1899 Amer. dial.
• REAL MACKAY, THE n. the genuine article, the true original, the real home product ...1870 Sc.
• REAL MCCOY, THE adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REAL MERCHANDISE, THE n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REAL OYSTERS n. genuine pearls ...1910s sl.
• REAL PEOPLE n. an honest, sincere, candid person ...1960s Amer. sl.
• REAL-QUILL adj. genuine ...1949 Amer. dial.
• REAL SIMON PURE, THE n. the real, genuine, or authentic person or thing ...a1832
• REAL STUFF, THE n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REAL THING, THE n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REAM n. 1. cream ...1755 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. froth upon liquids ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a cry, esp. a reiterated cry; also, repetition, reiteration ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 4. a tear, a rent ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. the rim or surface of anything ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 6. water lying near the surface ...1894 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to shout, to cry aloud, to bawl; to weep, to bewail, to moan; to talk wildly, to vociferate ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to foam, to froth; to bubble; to overflow ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to stretch out the arms in order to reach anything; to stretch up; to sprawl; to stretch oneself, esp. on first awakening ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to ask for anything fretfully and repeatedly; to cry in a whining manner; to ply one with questions; to keep on repeating the same words ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to talk nonsense; to rave ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to strive after; to attempt to get anything greedily; to covet ...1876 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to buzz, to keep buzzing ...1890 Sc.
vb. 8. to tear, to split open ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to swindle, to cheat ...1914 US sl.
vb. 10. to have anal sex with someone ...1942 US sl.
vb. 11. to reprimand ...1950 US sl.
• REAMER n. anything exceptionally good of its kind ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REAMINESS n. dizziness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REAMING adj. 1. foaming, frothing; brimful, overflowing ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. excellent, first-rate, capital ...1861 Eng. dial.
n. a vessel or container full to overflowing with liquid ...1892 Sc.
• REAMING-CALM n. a calm with the sea smooth and oily as cream ...1901 Sc. (ream = cream)
• REAMING-FULL adj. full to overflowing ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REAM ONE A NEW ASSHOLE vb. to injure or rebuke someone ...1983 Amer. sl.
• REAM OUT vb. to reprimand ...1950 US sl.
• REAM UP † vb. to pull up ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REAMY adj. 1. creamy ...Bk1868 Sc.
adj. 2. dizzy; half awake ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REAN n. 1. a footpath or roadway ...1711 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a large open ditch; a main artificial watercourse; a very small stream ...1846 Eng. dial.
• REAP vb. to gather up dirt by trailing on the ground; to trail in the mud ...1884 Eng. dial.
• REAP UP vb. to bring up an old topic for discussion, usually a rankling topic ...1946 Amer. dial.
• REAR adj. of the weather: chilly, cold, raw ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 1. the buttocks ...1796 sl.
n. 2. a jakes ...Bk1903 university sl.
n. 3. an amount of snuff taken at one time ...1925 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to bring up phlegm; to expectorate; to vomit ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to raise up, to prop up in a perpendicular or semi-perpendicular position ...1849 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to put the roof on a new house; to finish a building ...1853 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to rouse up, to disturb; also, to behave violently or excitedly ...1876 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to mock, to gibe; to scold ...1893 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to boast ...1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to rebound as a ball ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to void excrement ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REAR-BACK adj. standing up stiffly ...1934 Amer. dial.
• REAR-BACKTED adj. standing up stiffly ...1949 Amer. dial.
• REAR-BIT n. refreshment taken between breakfast and dinner ...1892 Eng. dial.
• REARDIE n. a wild frolic, a quarrel, a riot ...Bk1905 Sc.
• REARED IN A BARN adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• REARED IN A HOGPEN adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• REARED IN A SAWMILL adj. unmannered, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door ...1965 Amer. dial.
• REARED IN A SHANTY adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• REARED WITH THE PAN AND THE SPOON phr. brought up by hand, not suckled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• REAR EXIT n. a retreat or flight from danger ...1957 US sl.
• REAR-GUNNER n. a male homosexual ...2000 Brit. sl.
• REARHORSE n. the praying mantis ...1859 Amer. dial.
• REARIE n. a wild frolic, a quarrel, a riot ...1871 Sc.
• REARING adj. excited; talking loudly and boastingly; mocking ...1746 Eng. dial.
• REAR-MOUSE n. a bat ...1777 Eng. dial.
• REAR OF ONE'S DAYS, THE phr. the end of one's life ...1884 N. Ireland
• REAROVERS TO CATCH MEDDLERS phr. an evasive answer to children, "What's that?" ...1906 Amer. dial.
• REARRANGE THE DECK CHAIRS vb. to focus on petty matters while ignoring major problems ...1972 US sl.
• REARRANGE THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC vb. to focus on petty matters while ignoring major problems ...1972 US sl.
• REAR SEAT GUNNER n. a male homosexual ...2000 Brit. sl.
• REAR THE HOUSE vb. to make a great outcry; to rouse the house ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REAR UP vb. 1. to become irritated, mad, or angry ...1842 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to assert oneself ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REAR UP ON ONE'S HIND LEGS vb. to become irritated, mad, or angry ...1842 Amer. dial.
• REAST n. 1. hoarseness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2.rust ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to raise with a lever ...1881 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to become rancid ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REASTED adj. rancid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• REASTINESS n. restiveness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REASTY adj. 1. bad-tempered; also, gross, obscene ...1825 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. hoarse ...1878 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. rusty; discoloured; foul ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REASTY-CROPPED adj. hoarse-voiced; rough of speech; surly ...1875 Eng. dial.
• REASTY-THROAT n. a sore, rasped throat ...1897 Eng. dial.
• REATH vb. to writhe ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REAT PLEAT n. fashion trousers ...1947 Mexican-American youth usage
• REAVE † n. a robber, a plunderer ...1793 Sc.
vb. to rob, to steal, to plunder; to bereave of ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REAVER n. a robber, a plunderer; esp. a border thief ...1678 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REAVERIE † n. robbery, spoliation ..Bk1904 Sc.
• REB n. 1. a southern soldier; an inhabitant of the Confederate States of America ...US Civil War usage
n. 2. any poor, rural, White southerner ...1978 US sl.
• REBARBATIVE * adj. repellent, forbidding; unattractive, dull; unpleasant, objectionable ...1892
• REBAT vb. to retort ...1871 Sc.
• REBBISH adj. poor, White, and racist ...1945 US sl.
• REBBLE n. a revel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REBBY n. a racist White man ...1993 Amer. dial. Black usage
• REBEC(K) n. an old woman: in reproach ...1383 colloq.
• REBEL n. 1. a southern soldier; an inhabitant of the Confederate States of America ...US Civil War usage
n. 2. a revel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. of food: to rise in the stomach ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REBELLANT †* adj. rebellious ...1432-50
†* n. a rebel ...1586
• REBELLION n. the American Civil War ...1862 Amer. dial.
• REBELLIOUS HENCHMAN n. the penis ...2003 Brit. sl.
• REBEL TRAP n. in pool: the largest regulation-size table ...1990 US sl.
• REBEL WAR n. the American Civil War ...1943 Amer. dial.
• REBEL YELL n. the Confederate battle cry; a prolonged, high-pitched cry issued before combat ...US Civil War usage
• REBIG † vb. to rebuild ...1792 Sc.
• REBINE n. a great stroke on man or beast ...Bk1904 Eng. dial. obs.
• REBOUND vb. 1. to vomit; to be squeamish, to have an inclination to vomit ...1883 Sc.
vb. 2. to repent ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REBUKOUS † adj. given to rebuke, full of rebuke, containing rebuke, rebuking, chiding ...1494
• REBUNCTIOUS † adj. stubborn or unmanageable ...1820 Sc.
• RECANT vb. to revive from debility or sickness ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RECEIPT n. 1. the harbouring or entertainment of outlaws or criminals; a shelter ...1631 Sc.
n. 2. the receiving of stolen goods ...1681 Sc.
n. 3. a receiver of stolen goods ...1773 Sc.
n. 4. accommodation, capacity ...1844 Sc.
n. 5. a recipe ...1847 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to receive stolen goods ...1685 Sc.
vb. 2. to harbour or shelter an outlaw or criminal ...1715 Sc.
vb. 3. to receive, to welcome, to give reception to ...1791 Sc.
• RECEIPTER n. one who shelters or assists outlaws or criminals ...1681 Sc.
• RECEIPT-OF-CUSTOM n. the female pudendum ...Bk1903 sl.
• RECEIVER-GENERAL n. 1. a boxer giving nothing for what he gets ...Bk1903 pugilists' sl.
n. 2. a prostitute ...Bk1903 sl.
• RECEIVE THE CANVASS vb. to be dismissed; to 'get the sack' ...1652 colloq.
• RECESS n. a prison lavatory ...1950 criminals' sl.
• RECITATION BENCH n. a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally ...1841 Amer. dial.
• RECITATION SEAT n. 1. a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally ...1850 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a seat in the front of a church for people concerned about their spiritual well-being ...1969 Amer. dial.
• RECITING BENCH n. a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally ...1932 Amer. dial.
• RECK vb. 1. to take heed of; to care for, to regard ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to reckon, to deem, to think ...1791 Sc.
• RECKERMEMBER vb. to remember ...1887 Amer. dial.
• RECKLEYS adv. directly, instantly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RECKLIN n. 1. the youngest or smallest of a brood or litter; the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a reckoning, a bill, account ...1886 Eng. dial.
• RECKLING adj. reckless ...BK1904 Eng. dial.
n. the youngest or smallest of a brood or litter; the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RECKLINS adv. directly ...1866 Eng. dial.
• RECKOMAND vb. to reprimand ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RECKOMEMBER vb. to remember ...1934 Amer. dial.
• RECKONING n. 1. arithmetic ...1877 Eng. dial.
n. 2. comprehension, understanding, knowledge ...1891 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the time or process of paying wages, payday ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a balancing of accounts ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• RECKON ONE'S REAM PENNIES vb. to confess one's faults ...Bk1903 sl.
• RECKON UP vb. to slander, to backbite ...19C sl.
• RECOGNIZATE vb. to recognize ...1891 Amer. dial.
• RECOGNIZATION n. recognition ...1934 Amer. dial.
• RECOLLECTMENT n. the power of remembering ...1936 Amer. dial.
• RECOLLECTS n. memory ..1875 Eng. dial.
• RECOMEMBER vb. to recollect, to remember ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RE-COMING n. a return ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RECOMMEMB'ANCE n. memory ...1899 Amer. dial.
• RECOMMEMBER vb. to remember ...1911 Amer. dial.
• RECOMMEND n. a recommendation ...1804 Amer. dial.
• RECRAYED † adj. 1. cowardly, craven ...a1330
†* adj. 2. slothful, lazy ...1340
• RECREANT n. a disloyal or cowardly person ...14C
• REC ROOM n. a room in a house used by the family for relaxation and entertainment ...US & Can. colloq.
• RECROOTS n. boots ...M19 rhyming sl.
• RECRUITING SERVICE n. robbing on the highway ...Bk1903 sl.
• RECRUITS n. boots ...M19 rhyming sl.
• RECT n. to direct ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RECTAL RANGER n. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
• RECTANGULOUS † adj. rectangular ...1680
• RECTIFY vb. 1. to damage; to break down; to destroy ...1909 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to have anal intercourse ...1970s US gay sl.
• RECTOR n. 1. a poker kept only for show ...L19 sl.
n. 2. the bottom half of a sliced teacake, which received the most butter ...L19 sl.
• RECTOR OF THE FEMALES n. the penis ...1647-80 sl.
• RECTUM RANGER n. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
• RECULE † vb. to recoil, to retreat, to revert ...1667 Sc.
• RECUMBENTIBUS † n. a knockdown blow ...c1400
• RECUSATIVE †* adj. that tends to refuse or prohibit; denying, refusing, negative ...1660
• RED adj. 1. golden, made of gold ...17C sl.
adj. 2. bloody ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. communist, socialist, left-wing ...M19 sl.
adj. 4. in cash (rather than paper) money ...L19 sl.
adj. 5. light-skinned ...1920s US Black sl.
adj. 6. having red or ginger hair ...1930s Aust. sl.
adj. 7. used of an impoverished, bigoted White Southerner ...1960s US sl.
adj. 8. conservative, strait-laced ...1970s US campus sl.
adj. 9. intoxicated by drugs ...1990s W. Indies sl.
n. 1. a soldier ...18C sl.
n. 2. a smoked herring ...19C sl.
n. 3. a cent, a penny ...M19 US sl.
n. 4. gold, thus money, i.e. sovereigns ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 5. (derogatory) an anarchist or republican, a Russian Bolshevik, or a Communist or extreme socialist ...1851 sl.
n. 6. a red-headed person, esp. as a nickname or direct address ...L19 sl.
n. 7. chili ...20C US sl.
n. 8. a person with a lighter skin colour from brown to near-White, but not pure Black ...1920s W. Indies sl.
n. 9. a red-coloured tablet of the barbiturate Seconal ...1967 drugs sl.
n. 10. the yolk of an egg ...1970 Amer. dial. Black usage
n. 11. a difficult or problematic situation ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• RED-ACE n. 1. the female pubic hair ...M19 sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...M19 sl.
• RED-AITIN n. a savage, barbarous person ...1610 Sc.
• REDAMANCY †* n. the act of loving in return ...1656
• REDAMATION †* n. the act of loving in return; reciprocal or mutual love...1658
• REDAMBULATE †* vb. to walk back ...1623
• RED-APPLER n. 1. a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a favoured student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• REDARGUE vb. to accuse, to blame ...1768 Sc.
• RED AS A FOX'S TAIL adj. quite red ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• RED AS A SPANKED BABY'S ASS, AS adj. very red ...1945 Amer. sl.
• RED AS MARTLESHAM LION, AS adj. very red ...1892 Eng. dial.
• RED-ASS adj. light-skinned ...1920s US Black sl.
• RED AS YATLIN-BLOOD adj. used of anything of a bright red colour ...Bk1905 Sc.
• REDBAIT vb. in politics: to harass communists or people with left-wing beliefs
• RED BAND n. a privileged prisoner, allowed to carry out special duties ...1950 sl.
• RED BIDDY n. cheap red wine fortified with methylated spirits; inferior red wine ...1928 colloq.
• RED BIRD n. a red-coloured tablet of the barbiturate Seconal ...1969 drugs sl.
• RED-BLOODED adj. vigorous, virile ...colloq.
• RED BOARD n. a railway stop signal ...1929 US sl.
• RED BONE n. a person of mixed race, esp. one believed to be partly American Indian and belonging to a distinct social group in parts of South Carolina, Louisiana, and eastern Texas ...1891 Amer. dial.
• RED-CAP n. 1. a sprite or elf supposed to haunt especially old castles or ruins ...1802 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. (as 'redcap') a military police officer ...1919 Brit. colloq.
n. 3. (as 'redcap') a porter at an airport station ...US & Can.
• RED-CAPER n. a jocular term for rum when taken in tea ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RED CENT n. any money; a trivial amount of money ...1839 sl., orig. US
• RED-CLOSE n. the throat ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED CLOVER STATE n. Vermont ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RED-COAT n. 1. formerly, a British soldier ...c1485 sl.
n. 2. (usually as 'redcoat') the bedbug ...1911 Amer. dial.
• RED-COCK n. incendiary fire ...1815 Sc.
• RED-COMB n. a large-toothed comb ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RED-COWL n. a sprite or elf supposed to haunt especially old castles or ruins ...1816 Sc.
• RED CREEK n. menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• REDD adj. 1. afraid, frightened ...1721 Sc.
adj. 2. ready, willing, prepared ...1790 Sc.
adj. 3. clear, distinct, fluent ...1836 Sc.
adj. 4. active, able to accomplish much ...1866 Sc.
n. 1. a will, testament ...1853 Eng. dial.
n. 2. rubbish, litter, remains ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. energy, speed, ability to work ...1892 Sc.
n. 4. the act of setting in order, tidying, cleaning; arrangement, settlement ...1892 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a clearance, the removal of an obstruction or annoyance; separation ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to disentangle, to unravel; to clear up, to sort ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to dress or comb the hair ...1721 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to quell, to subdue a fray; to compose a quarrel; to separate combatants ...1766 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to set in order, to arrange; to prepare; to tidy, to clean up ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to correct, to set right; to rebuke, to scold; to sum up the faults of, to criticize ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to rid, to free ...1848 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REDDEN UP vb. to tidy up a house ...1926 Amer. dial.
• REDDER n. one who endeavours to settle a dispute or to part combatants ...1631 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REDDER'S-BLOW n. a blow which falls upon one who interferes in a quarrel or tries to part combatants ...1802 Sc.
• REDDER'S-LICK n. a blow which falls upon one who interferes in a quarrel or tries to part combatants ...1820 Sc.
• REDDER'S-PART n. a blow which falls upon one who interferes in a quarrel or tries to part combatants ...1802 Sc.
• RED DEVIL n. 1. a type of Italian hand-grenade ...1944 sl.
n. 2. a hot pepper ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a red-coloured tablet of the barbiturate Seconal ...1967 drugs sl.
• RED DEVIL, THE n. menstruation ...1954 Amer. dial.
• REDDIES n. money; usually applied to bank notes ...1937 sl.
• REDDING n. a combing the hair ...1878 Amer. dial.
• REDDING-BLOW n. a blow which falls upon one who interferes in a quarrel or tries to part combatants ...1790 Sc.
• REDDING-COMB n. a large-toothed comb ...1812 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• REDDING-STROKE n. a blow which falls upon one who interferes in a quarrel or tries to part combatants ...1737 Sc.
• REDDLIN n. a riddle, a puzzle, a conundrum ...1873 Eng. dial.
• REDDOCK n. the robin redbreast ...1777 Eng. dial.
• REDD OFF vb. to clear off a table, esp. after a meal ...1940 Amer. dial.
• RED-DOUP n. a bee ...1870 Sc.
• REDD OUT vb. to comb one's hair; to groom oneself ...1895 Amer. dial.
• REDD THE CRAP vb. to scold ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REDD THE TOPPIN vb. to pull the hair ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REDD UP vb. 1. to put in order, to tidy up; to clean up an apartment or house ...1867 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to clear off a table, esp. after a meal ...1942 Amer. dial.
• RED DUSTER, THE n. the red ensign. the flag of the British merchant navy ...1925 sl.
• REDD-UP adj. tidy, neat, put in order ...1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REDDY n. cash ...1688 sl.
• REDDYING COMB n. a comb for ordering the hair ...1887 Amer. dial.
• REDE adj. 1. afraid, frightened ...1721 Sc.
adj. 2. advised; warned; aware, certain ...1791 Sc.
adj. 3. fierce, impetuous, wild; excited; drunk ...1843 Sc.
n. the ghost or 'double' of a living person ...1930 Amer. dial.
• RED-EEL n. a term of contempt ...Bk1903 sl
• REDEEM vb. to consider; to give as opinion ...1894 Eng. dial.
• REDELESS † adj. helpless, unwilling to take advice ...1880 Eng. dial.
• REDESHIP n. confidence, trust; dependence, trustworthiness, reliability ...1829 Eng. dial.
• REDESMAN † n. an adviser ...1841 Ireland
• RED-ETIN n. a savage, barbarous person ...1610 Sc.
• RED-EYE n. 1. low-quality liquor; cheap whisky ...1819 Amer. dial.
n. 2. ketchup ...World War I sl.
n. 3. (as 'redeye') a hobgoblin used to threaten children and make them behave; a nursery bugbear ...c1966 Amer. dial.
n. 4. (as 'redeye') the devil ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 5. (as 'red eye') a long, hard stare, usually directed at a person ...1994 Amer. dial.
• REDEYE AND BLOODYBONES n. a hobgoblin used to threaten children and make them behave; a nursery bugbear ...c1966 Amer. dial.
• RED-EYED adj. crazy, furious, angry, mad ...1935 Amer. dial.
• RED-EYE GRAVY n. a reddish, usually unthickened, gravy made from the drippings of ham or other cured meat ...1945 Amer. dial.
• RED-EYE JUICE n. low-quality liquor; cheap whisky ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RED-EYE SOUR n. whisky and lemon ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED-EYE WHISKY n. low-quality liquor; cheap whisky ...1851 Amer. dial.
• RED-FISHER n. a salmon-fisher ...1856 Eng. dial.
• RED-FLANNEL n. the tongue ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED-FUSTIAN n. 1. claret ...1834 sl.
n. 2. port ...1834 sl.
• REDGE n. 1. gold: manufactured or specie; in latter case specifically, a guinea ...c1696 sl.
n. 2. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• REDGE-CULLY n. a goldsmith ...1665 sl.
• RED-GRATE n. a tavern or brothel, or both combined ...c1622 sl.
• RED GRAVY n. 1. a reddish, usually unthickened, gravy made from the drippings of ham or other cured meat ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 2. tomato sauce ...1968 Amer. dial.
• REDGUT n. a sausage ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• REDHAMMER n. a woodpecker ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RED-HANDED adj. 1. active, neat ...1820 Sc.
adj. 2. murderous, applied to one who has shed blood ...1898 Sc.
adj. 3. having little to do ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RED HAT n. an army staff officer ...1916 Brit. sl.
• RED-HEAD n. fiery whisky ...c1852 sl.
• REDHEAD-BLOODYBONES n. a spectre, a hobgoblin; a nursery bugbear ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RED-HEADED adj. angry ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RED-HEADED STEPCHILD n. someone or something that is unwanted or badly treated ...1941 Amer. dial.
• RED-HEADED WOODCOCK n. a pileated woodpecker ...1845 Amer. dial.
• RED-HEADED WOOD HEN n. a pileated woodpecker ...1986 Amer. dial.
• RED-HEAD WOODCOCK n. a pileated woodpecker ...1864 Amer. dial.
• RED-HEATER n. a radiator ...1896 Amer. dial.
• RED-HERRING n. a soldier ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED HORSE n. 1. corned beef ...1864 sl.
n. 2. (usually as 'Red-Horse') a native of Kentucky ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED-HOT adj. 1. excellent, perfect, magnificent ...1866 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. feeling sexual desire, lustful ...1887 sl.
adj. 3. eager, anxious, desirous ...1896 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. unfair, unreasonable ...1896 Aust. sl.
adj. 5. wild, dissipated ...1897 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. violent, extreme ...Bk1903 sl.
adj. 7. lively, peppy, pleasing ...1927 Amer. sl.
adj. 8. resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 9. impatient ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 10. filled with scandal ...1950 Amer. sl.
n. a frankfurter or hot dog ...1892 US sl.
• RED-HOT MAMA n. 1. a sexually attractive woman ...1925 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a girlfriend or female lover ...1936 US sl.
• RED-HOT STUFF n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RED INK n. cheap red wine ...1919 sl., chiefly US
• RED IN THE COMB adj. 1. eager to get married ...1906 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. sexually excited ...1929 Amer. dial.
• RED JEANS n. long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RED-KETTLE n. a gold watch ...1879 sl.
• RED KING n. menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• REDLAND n. Russia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RED-LANE n. the throat ...1566 sl.
• RED LANTERN OIL n. a non-existent substance used as the basis of a practical joke ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RED-LATTICE n. an ale-house sign ...1596 sl.
• RED LEAD n. ketchup ...1918 naval sl.
• RED LEG n. a member of a racially mixed group of people living in Orangeburg County, South Carolina ...1945 Amer. dial.
• RED LEGS n. an artilleryman ...1900 US sl.
• RED-LETTER DAY n. a happy day or lucky occasion ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED-LETTER DAYS phr. refers to a woman's menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RED-LETTER MAN n. a Roman Catholic ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED LIGHT n. a traffic light of any colour ...1957 Amer. dial.
• REDLINS adv. 1. perhaps, probably ...Bk1904 Sc.
adv. 2. readily ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RED LION LANE n. the throat ...1865 sl.
• RED LIQUOR n. low grades of spirituous liquor ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RED LOT n. a gold watch ...B1933 sl.
• RED-MAD adj. raging mad, distracted, insane; furious; eager ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RED-MAN n. 1. a sprite or elf supposed to haunt especially old castles or ruins ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. (as 'red man') a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave; a nursery bugbear ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (as 'red man') Seconal ...1980s drugs sl.
vb. 1. to punish by mob action or by vigilante organization ...1975 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to treat unfairly ...2000 Amer. dial.
• REDMENT n. the act of putting in order, a settlement ...1892 Sc.
• RED-MOUTHED LAWYER n. (derogatory) an uncomplimentary name for a lawyer ...1967 Amer. dial.
• REDMOUTH LAWYER n. (derogatory) an uncomplimentary name for a lawyer ...1967 Amer. dial.
• REDNECK adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a Roman Catholic ...1873 Eng. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory) a poor, White, rural Southerner; a White person perceived as ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, or racist ...1891 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (usually as 'red neck') ill temper; anger ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 4. (usually as 'red-neck') an Irishman ...1929 Amer. dial.
n. 5. (usually as 'red-neck') a Communist; a revolutionary ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 6. (usually as 'red-neck') a union sympathizer ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a reactionary ...1960 sl., orig. US
n. 8. (usually as 'red-neck') a person of mixed race, esp. one believed to be partly American Indian ...1963 Amer. dial.
vb. to become angry ...1998 Amer. dial.
• RED-NECKED adj. 1. ill-tempered, bad-tempered, angry ...1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud ...1986 Amer. dial.
• RED-NECKY adj. pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud ...1986 Amer. dial.
• RED NED n. cheap wine, or other similar drink ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
• RED NIGGER n. (derogatory) a light-skinned Black person; a member of a mixed-race group believed to be partly American Indian in origin ...1963 Amer. dial.
• RED NOISE n. tomato soup ...1936 Amer. sl.
• RED-NOSE n. discouragement, the blues ...1911 Amer. dial.
vb. to be downcast or discouraged ...1911 Amer. dial.
• RED OIL n. a non-existent substance used as the basis of a practical joke ...1921 Amer. dial.
• RED OIL FOR THE RED LIGHT n. a non-existent substance used as the basis of a practical joke ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RED ONION n. 1. a speakeasy ...1930 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a railroad eating house ...1931 Amer. dial.
• RED-OWL vb. to spank ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RED PETTICOAT n. the common poppy, Papaver Rhoeas ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RED-RAG n. 1. the tongue ...1791 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a source of annoyance or disgust ...1883 sl.
n. 3. a sanitary napkin ...L19 Brit. sl.
n. 4. the red comb of a turkey-cock ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. the pennant flying during meals (usually as 'red rag') ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• RED-RAGGER n. (derogatory) a Communist or socialist ...1916 Aust. sl.
• RED-RAG TO A MAD-BULL, A n. a source of annoyance or disgust ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED-RED n. the red comb of a turkey-cock ...1887 Eng. dial.
• RED-RIBBON n. brandy ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED RIVER n. menstruation ...1948 Amer. dial.
• RED RIVER IS FLOWING phr. refers to a woman's menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RED RIVER IS RISING phr. refers to a woman's menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RED RIVER IS RUNNING phr. refers to a woman's menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RED RIVER IS UP phr. refers to a woman's menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RED ROAD n. the throat, the gullet ...1995 Amer. dial.
• RED ROBIN SNOW n. late spring snow ...1954 Amer. dial.
• RED-ROGUE n. a gold piece ...1617 sl.
• RED-ROW n. a sore before it begins to heal ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REDS n. 1. red clouds or tints in the sky ...1889 Eng. dial.
n. 2. blushes ...1896 Eng. dial.
n. 3. menstruation ...Bk1903 sl.
n. 4. amphetamine capsules ...M20 US drugs sl.
• REDS, THE n. 1. communists, socialists ...20C sl.
n. 2. a state of depression, the blues, a gloomy mood ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET phr. refers to a woman's menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RED-SEA n. the throat ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED SEA PEDESTRIAN n. (offensive) a Jew ...1984 jocular
• RED SEA'S OUT, THE phr. refers to a woman's menstruation ...1948 Amer. dial.
• RED-SHANK n. 1. a turkey...1707 cant
n. 2. a term of contempt for a Highlander; a bare-legged person ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a duck or drake ...Bk1903 sl.
• REDSKIN n. 1. (sometimes derogatory) a North American Indian ...L17 colloq.
n. 2. (as 'Red-skin') a person with a lighter skin colour from brown to near-White, but not pure Black ...1920s W. Indies sl.
• RED-SKINNED adj. light-skinned ...1920s US Black sl.
• REDSMAN n. one who endeavours to settle a dispute or to part combatants ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RED SPERM OIL n. a non-existent substance used as the basis of a practical joke ...1921 Amer. dial.
• RED-TACKLE n. a gold chain ...1879 sl.
• RED TAILLIGHT OIL n. a non-existent substance used as the basis of a practical joke ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RED TAPE n. brandy ...1725 sl.
• RED-TAPEISM n. official routine ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED-TAPERY n. official routine ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED-TAPIST n. an excessively bureaucratic government official; a government clerk ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED TIGER † n. a puma ...1774
• RED-TOPPIN n. red hair ...1898 Eng. dial.
• RED-TOY n. a gold watch ...1879 sl.
• RED TUMMY-ACHE n. the menses ...20C US sl.
• REDUCT vb. to deduct, to subtract ...1896 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RED-UN n. 1. gold ...c1886 sl.
n. 2. (usually as 'red 'un') a pound; a sovereign ...1890 Brit. sl.
• RED-UP n. the act of setting in order, tidying, cleaning; arrangement, settlement ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. (as 'red up')
vb. 1. to put in order, to tidy up; to clean up an apartment or house ...1842 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to comb one's hair; to groom oneself ...1931 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to clear off a table, esp. after a meal ...1942 Amer. dial.
• RED WAGON IS DOWN phr. refers to a woman's menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RED-WAT adj. blood-stained, wet with blood ...1785 Sc.
• RED, WHITE AND BLUE n. a shoe ...1972 UK rhyming sl.
• RED WINGS n. sexual intercourse or oral sex with a woman who is menstruating ...1971 US motorcycle gang usage
• RED-WOOSTED n. rum ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REDWORM n. an earthworm ...1840 Amer. dial.
• RED-WUD adj. raging mad; furious ...1793 Sc.
• REE adj. 1. excited with drink; tipsy ...1685 Sc.
adj. 2. crazy, delirious; rude, wild; unmanageable ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of a horse: restive, frolicsome ...1825 Sc. & Amer. dial.
adj. 4. of the weather: windy, clear, and frosty ...Bk1904 Sc.
† n. 1. a river; a flood ...1721 Eng. dial.
n. 2. excitement, frenzy ...1825 Sc.
• REEB n. beer ...1859 back-slang
• REEBLE n. a greedy person or animal ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to read or recite quickly; to gabble ...1872 Sc.
• REEBLER n. one who reads or speaks in a careless manner ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEBS n. marijuana ...1988 US sl.
• REECH n. smoke; steam ...1859 Eng. dial.
vb. to smoke; to emit smoke or steam ...1740 Eng. dial.
• REECHNIE adj. rough in appearance or manner ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. a person of rough, ungainly appearance or manners ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REECH-O'-BACCO n. enough tobacco to fill a pipe; a smoke ...1874 Eng. dial.
• REECHY adj. 1. smoky, begrimed with smoke; also, dirty, unwashed ...1854 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. rancid; esp. said of bacon or butter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REED conj. lest, in case, for fear that ...1768 Sc.
adj. angry ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. a wood; a wood strip of land ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REEDANESS n. a state of irritation or ill temper ...1880 Eng. dial.
• REEDEN adj. peevish, irritable, angry ...1781 Eng. dial.
• REEDEN-LIKE adj. as though irritable ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REEDENT adj. 1. peevish, irritable, angry ...1781 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. red-faced ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REEDS n. long shorts, favoured by surfers ...1985 US sl.
• REEF n. 1. a skin eruption; the itch; the mange; a sore in the head ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a broad piece ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a rent, a tear ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
n. 4. a vigorous tug ...1958 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a marijuana cigarette ...1958 US sl.
vb. 1. to pull up a pocket-lining to steal the contents, or to steal from a pocket; to steal or obtain dishonestly ...1903 sl.
vb. 2. to pull or push something vigorously; to tug, to use force on something ...1958 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to feel a person's genitals ...1962 sl.
vb. 4. to slide the legs back and forth along the horse's sides as one spurs ...1968 Amer. dial.
• REEFART-NOSED adj. having a nose in colour or shape like a radish ...1793 Sc.
• REEFDOGGER n. a marijuana cigarette ...1982 US sl.
• REEFER n. 1. a midshipman ...1834 nautical sl.
n. 2. a short all-round jacket ...Bk1903 colloq.
n. 3. a refrigerator; a refrigerated railway wagon ...1914 US sl.
n. 4. a marijuana cigarette; marijuana ...1931 sl., orig. US
n. 5. a pickpocket or pickpocket's accomplice ...1935 sl.
n. 6. a marijuana smoker ...E20 US drugs sl.
• REEFER MADNESS n. an unusually great appetite or determined devotion to the use of marijuana ...1996 Aust. sl.
• REEFER MAN n. a seller of marijuana ...M20 US sl.
• REEFER ROOM n. in a morgue: a refrigerated room where bodies are stored ...1997 US sl.
• REEFER WEED n. marijuana or a marijuana cigarette ...M20 US drugs sl.
• REEFU adj. roaring, loud ...1768 Sc.
• REEFY adj. scabby, itching ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REEGIE n. a police officer in the  Regional Crime Squad ...2002 UK sl.
• REEK adj. windy, stormy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a smoke-like vapour; steam, fog, mist; also, dust ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a shriek, a shout; a noise ...1740 Eng. dial.
n. 3. smoke ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a blow ...1802 Sc.
n. 5. a house having a chimney ...1822 Sc.
n. 6. stock, family, lineage; always used in a bad sense. as 'a bad reek' ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a smoke; the act of smoking; a whiff of a pipe ...1876 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 8. fumes, scent, smell ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 9. a state of hot anger; a disturbance, a tumult ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 10. a pile, a heap, esp. of snow; a drift ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 11. money ...Bk1903 cant
vb. 1. to smoke, to emit smoke ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to fit out, to equip; to rig out, to dress, to accoutre; to make ready ...1709 Sc.
vb. 3. to emit vapour; to steam; to perspire; to be misty ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to shout, to scream, to shriek ...1856 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to fume; to be in a state of hot anger ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to heap or pile up ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REEK AGAIN vb. 1. to perspire freely ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. of rain: to come on very heavily ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REEKER n. 1. anything out of the common; anything extraordinary ...1884 Sc.
n. 2. a bad-smelling hospital casualty department patient ...1978 US sl.
• REEK-HO adj. drunk ...2002 UK sl.
• REEKIM n. a smart blow; a riot, a quarrel ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to strike with a smart blow; to box ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEKING adj. 1. heaped up ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. drunk; stinking drunk ...20C US sl.
• REEKING-HOUSE n. an inhabited house ...1823 Sc.
• REEKIT adj. well-dressed; furnished with an outfit ...1811 Sc.
• REEK-RIDDEN adj. smoke-ridden ...1894 Sc.
• REEK-SHOT adj. of the eyes: become suddenly sore and watery without any apparent cause ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEK-STAINED adj. smoke-begrimed ...1892 Sc.
• REEK-STREAK n. a faint line of smoke ...1896 Sc.
• REEKY adj. 1. smoky, smoking ...1832 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. steaming; foggy ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. a name given to Edinburgh because of the cloud of smoke that overhang the old town ...1721 Sc.
• REEL n. 1. a confused or whirling motion; esp. used of creature of diminutive size ...1747 Sc.
n. 2. turmoil, mental confusion ...1755 Sc.
n. 3. a loud noise; a vibrating peal; a clap of thunder ...1803 Sc.
vb. 1. to knock violently ...1790 Sc.
vb. 2. to romp, to rush; to travel, to roam ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to contend; to wrestle ...1791 Sc.
vb. 4. of thunder: to peal ...1877 Sc.
vb. 5. to quiz, to humbug ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• REEL-ABOUT n. a lively romping person ...B1900 Sc.
vb. to go to and fro in a rambling and noisy way; to romp; to whirl round in a dance ...1737 Sc.
• REELER n. a policeman ...1879 rhyming slang = 'peeler'
• REEL-FOOTED adj. having the feet turned inwards so that the legs are crossed in walking; club-footed ...1887 Sc. & N. Ireland
• REELING adj. drunk ...19C sl.
n. 1. a loud clattering noise ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a state of intoxication ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 3. confusion, esp. of ideas ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 4. turmoil, bustle ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REELING-RIPE adj. drunk enough to be on the point of reeling ...B1900
• REEL-POT n. a drunkard ...Bk1903 sl.
• REEL-RALL adj. in confusion; topsy-turvy ...1827 Sc. & N. Ireland
adv. in confusion; topsy-turvy ...1827 Sc. & N. Ireland
n. a state of confusion; turmoil, disturbance ...1864 Sc.
vb. to move or work in a confused manner; to disarrange; to walk in an aimless, disorderly fashion ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEL-RAWL n. a state of confusion; turmoil, disturbance ...1864 Sc.
• REELY adj. 1. lanky ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. drunk ...E20 Brit. sl.
• REELY-MOUSE n. a bat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REEM vb. to tie fast ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REE ME THIS RIDDLE vb. to read, guess, or solve this riddle ...1955 Amer. dial.
• REEMING adj. excellent, first-rate, capital ...1861 Eng. dial.
• REEMISH n. 1. a loud, rumbling noise, esp. the sound caused by a body falling; a weighty stroke or blow ...1742 Sc.
n. 2. a disturbance, a row; stir, bustle ...1879 Sc.
n. 3. a thorough search, accompanied with noise ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to make a loud, rumbling noise ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to search thoroughly and noisily ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEMLE adv. with a sharp, tremulous sound ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a confused, falling mass ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a continuous sharp, tremulous motion or sound ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to cause in any way a sharp, tremulous noise; to give a sharp, tremulous noise ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to roll or push forward ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEMLE-RAMMLE adv. in a rude, noisy manner; with a low, heavy sound, esp. of thing jingled together in confusion ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. a great noise; noisy, rollicking conduct; a noisy, rambling speech or tale ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to make a great deal of noise; to behave in a noisy, frolicking manner ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEMOUS n. 1. a clamour ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a false report ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEN n. the sound made by a pig ...1892 Sc.
vb. to squeak as a pig ...1892 Sc.
• REENER n. a coin ...1893 tramps' sl.
• REENGER n. one who goes about noisily ...Bk1905 Sc.
• REEP n. a mark, esp. one made with the fingernails ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REEPAN † n. a very lean person or animal; a low wretch ...1824 Sc.
• REE-RAW adj. rough, riotous, noisy; untidy; confused ...1842
n. a drinking bout; a noisy romp; a state of confusion; a disturbance, turmoil ...1854
• REERIE n. a wild frolic, a quarrel, a riot ...1871 Sc.
• REER-MOUSE n. a bat ...1777 Eng. dial.
• REE-RYE n. a state of confusion, a mixup ...1981 Amer. dial.
• REESBIN n. a prison ...Bk1903 tinker's sl.
• REESE n. a puff ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to blow briskly ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to rope onions ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REESHLE adv. with a rustling, crackling sound ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a rustle; a loud, clattering sound ...1773 Sc.
n. 2. a resounding blow; a sharp shaking ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a tottering ruin; a loose heap ...1886 Sc.
vb. 1. to rustle; to make a clattering, cracking sound ...1826 Sc.
vb. 2. to beat soundly; to drive with blows; to hustle ...1853 Sc.
vb. 3. to rub ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 4. to shake up ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REESHLER n. a person who works with noise and flurry ...1892 Sc.
• REESHLING adj. 1. forward, bustling, prompt ...1827 Sc.
adj. 2. rustling, noisy, rattling ...1827 Sc.
• REESIE adj. blowing briskly ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REESING adj. vehement, strong, forcible ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REESLIN-DRY adj. so dry as to make a rustling sound ...1801 Sc.
• REEST n. restiveness; stubbornness; obstinacy, esp. of horses ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to smoke; to dry by the heat of the sun or fire ...1805 Sc.
vb. 2. of a well: to dry up ...1806 Sc.
vb. 3. to be restive; to refuse to go further; to throw the head back in anger; generally used of a horse ...1812 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to refuse to proceed in any undertaking; to take offense ...1812 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REESTED adj. 1. stiff, tired, unwilling to do anything ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. restive; baulking ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. dried by smoke ...1785 Sc.
adj. 4. withered, shrivelled up ...1820 Sc.
• REESTER n. 1. a restive, baulking horse ...1862 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a wayward, obstinate person ...1887 Eng. dial.
• REEST-HORSE n. a restive horse ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REESTLE † vb. to dry by the heat of the fire; to warm ...1824 Sc.
• REESTLIN'-RUSTLIN n. a rustling sound or movement ...1865 Sc.
• REESTY adj. 1. of a person: obstinate, bad-tempered; stiff ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of a horse: restive, unwilling to move ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REESTY-HORSE n. a restive, baulking horse ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REETSOME adj. of the right kind ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REETWAYS adv. in the right direction ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REETWISE adj. of a sound mind ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adv. in the right direction ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REEVE n. 1. a rope of onions ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a wrinkle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to break; to tear; to split wood ...1809 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to draw into wrinkles; to pucker; to twist round; to shrivel up; to roll up the sleeves ...1821 Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to rumour ...1874 Sc.
vb. 4. to burn with a strong, bright flame ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 5. to comb out the hair ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to talk with great vivacity and incoherence ...Bk1904 Sc. obs.
vb. 7. to unwind ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to writhe ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REEVED adj. of linen (clothes or sheets originally made of linen): streaked with dirt ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REEVED UP adj. crinkled, wrinkled ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REEVER n. 1. a big, active person ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a man or animal in poor condition; a lame man, horse, etc. ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 3. anything large and quickly moving, as a blazing fire, a high wind, a swift boat ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEVING adj. 1. of wind, etc.: high, strong, powerful ...1892 Sc.
adj. 2. of a fire: burning brightly ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEVINGS n. gathers ...1896 Eng. dial.
• REEVING-TOOTH COMB n. a comb for the hair ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REEVING-WIND n. a high wind ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEZE vb. to pull a person about roughly ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEZE BEHIND † vb. to fart ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEZIE adj. 1. wild, frolicsome, partially intoxicated ...1805 Sc.
adj. 2. of a horse: frisky ...1895 Sc.
• REEZING-HORSE n. a healthy horse ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEZLE n. a pig's nose ...1966 Amer. dial.
• REFARD vb. to defer, to put off ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REFEL † vb. to refute, to repel ...1796 Sc.
• REFELL † vb. to refute, to repel ...1796 Sc.
• REFERTORY adj. refractory, stubborn, unmanageable ...1881 Eng. dial.
• REFFATORY adj. refractory, stubborn, unmanageable ...1881 Eng. dial.
• REFFICS † n. remains, relics ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REFFIDGE adj. worthless, inferior; unsaleable ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. refuse, worthless or inferior things ...1856 Eng. dial.
• REFFO n. a European refugee, esp. one who left Germany or German-occupied Europe before World War II ...1941 Aust. sl.
• REFICIATE † vb. to restore, refresh ...1657
• REFILL n. a second or further drink ...1929 sl.
• REFORMADO n. a disbanded soldier; a degraded officer ...1598 sl.
• REFRACTARIOUS †* adj. 1. obstinate, stubborn, perverse ...1624
†* adj. 2. rebellious, unmanageable ...1624
• REFRAGATE † vb. to oppose, controvert, gainsay ...1593
• REFRENATE †* vb. to check, to restrain ...1599
• REFRESHER n. 1. a daily fee given to a barrister after the retainer; spec., when a case is adjourned ...1841 sl.
n. 2. a drink ...1872 sl.
• REFRIGERATED adj. air-conditioned ...1998 Amer. dial.
• REFRIGERATED AIR n. air conditioning ...1967 Amer. dial.
• REFRIGERATION n. air conditioning ...1998 Amer. dial.
• REFRISCATIVE †* adj. that refreshes, refreshing ...1582
• REFUGE adj. worthless, inferior; unsaleable ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. refuse, worthless or inferior things ...1856 Eng. dial.
vb. to separate the worthless or inferior portion of anything from the rest; esp. to draft out the inferior sheep from a flock ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REFUGE-BASKET n. a basket for putting rubbish into ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REFUSE n. a refusal; the option of refusing an offer ...1881 Eng. dial.
• REG adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a land-flood ...1888 Eng. dial.
• REGARD vb. to notice ...1881 Eng. dial.
• REGARDLESS adj. reckless, careless, regardless of public opinion ...1894 Sc.
• REGGIN n. a Black person ...20C US Black back-slang for 'nigger'
• REGICIDE n. the killing of a king; a person who kills a king ...16C
• REGIMENT n. a large number or quantity ...1953 Amer. dial.
• REGIMENTAL MONKEY n. a drum major ...Amer. World War I sl.
• REGIMENTED adj. excessively disciplined or ordered
• REGIME SEC n. Prohibition era ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REGISTER vb. to repair shoes ...1784 Eng. dial.
• REGISTRATE vb. to register ...1799 Sc.
• REGITIVE †* adj. ruling, governing ...a1412
• REG'LAR adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REGMAKER n. a drink taken to relieve the symptoms of a hangover; a pick-me-up ...S. Afr.
• REGO n. the registration of a motor vehicle ...Aust. sl.
• REGRATER n. one who buys butter, fruit, etc. from the farmers to sell in the market ...1836 Eng. dial.
• REGULAR adj. 1. thorough, complete, real ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. 1. quite, utterly, very ...1851 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. regularly, always; steadily ...1875 Eng. dial.
n. a regular customer ...a1852
• REGULAR AS PIG-TRACKS adj. frequent ...1853 Amer. dial.
• REGULAR AS THE CLOCK TICKS, AS adv. very punctually and regularly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REGULAR AWAY adv. often, frequently ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REGULAR BURSTER n. a remarkable person or thing ...1831 Amer. sl.
• REGULAR BUSTER n. an especially large thing or individual ...1891 Amer. sl.
• REGULAR CORPSER n. a knockout blow ...Bk1903 colloq.
• REGULAR CROW n. a person dismally garbed ...Bk1903 colloq.
• REGULAR FELLER n. a shipmate who is a good sport ...Amer. World War I sl.
• REGULAR FLAM, A n. a lie ...Bk1893 sl.
• REGULAR GAMP, A n. a fat old dowdy of a monthly nurse ...1864
• REGULAR HE-UN n. a big, strong specimen of man or beast ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• REGULAR LOMBARD n. a big, strong person ...1975 Amer. dial.
• REGULAR PELTER n. a cat-and-dog rain ...Bk1903 colloq.
• REGULAR PREACHER n. a travelling preacher among the Wesleyans or Primitive Methodists ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REGULARS n. 1. shares of a booty ...1828 thieves' sl.
n. 2. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• REGULAR SELL n. a consummate swindle ...1850 colloq.
• REGULAR SIGHT n. something or someone unattractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REGULAR TARTAR n. a shrew, male or female ...Bk1903 sl.
• REGULATOR n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• REGUSTING adj. disgusting ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REHARSH vb. to rehearse ...1932 Amer. dial.
• REHAUL vb. to overhaul, to repair ...1903 Amer. dial.
• REHEARSE vb. 1. to repeat lessons ...1867 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to leave a strong taste in the mouth; to rise on the stomach, as of food which disagrees ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REHOBOAM n. 1. a shovel-hat ...1849 sl.
n. 2. a quadruple magnum: usually of champagne ...Bk1903 sl.
• REIBIE adj. tall and thin; lank, slender, spare ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REID n. a rope of onions ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REID-HUNGERED adj. in a ravenous state from hunger ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REIF adj. plundering, robbing ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. robbery, rapine, plunder ...1791 Sc.
• REIGN vb. 1. of heavenly bodies: to be visible ...1883 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to be prevalent ...1885 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to be at liberty ...Bk1892 Aust. prison sl.
• REIGN OVER vb. to take violent hold upon, to tyrannize ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REIGN UPON vb. to take violent hold upon, to tyrannize ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REIKINESS n. smokiness ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REILIEBOGIE n. confusion, a state of tumult or disorder ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REINDEERS n. the ears ...Bk1942 Amer. rhyming sl.
• REINIKABOO n. a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1901 Amer. dial.
• REINS n. kidneys ...1387
• REIR vb. to laugh ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REISKIE n. a big person of boorish manners; generally applied to a female ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REIST n. the instep of the foot ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to strain or sprain the wrist ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REISTER n. a salted and dried salmon; a kipper ...1811 Sc.
• REITHE † adj. keen, ardent ...1838 Sc.
• REITHNES n. eagerness, ardour ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REJAG † n. a sharp retort; a repartee ...1554 obs. rare exc. Sc.
† vb. to controvert, to refute; to reply smartly ...c1440 obs. rare exc. Sc.
• REJECTANEOUS † adj. unworthy of acceptance; deserving rejection; not chosen or received, rejected ...1657
• REJECTITIOUS † adj. rejected, deserving rejection ...1615
• REJOICE vb. to rise on the stomach, as of food which disagrees ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REJOY † vb. 1. to rejoice, to be joyful ...c1315
† vb. 2. to make joyful or happy; to cause to rejoice ...c1374
• REJUMBLE n. the working of the stomach ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
† vb. of food: to rise in the stomach, to ferment ...1671 Eng. dial.
• RELATIONIST † n. 1. a relative, a relation ...B1900
n. 2. one who maintains a theory based on a relation between ideas; also, one who holds that events are connected in a relative way ...1835
• RELEET n. a place where different roads meet; a crossroads ...1839 Eng. dial.
• RELEVATE † vb. 1. to raise the spirits of a person; to restore to cheerfulness ...1597
† vb. 2. to raise, to elevate ...1623
†* vb. 3. to rise up ...1661
• RELIEVE vb. to ease sexual desire ...1868 sl.
• RELIEVER n. a coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• RELIEVING-OFFICER n. a father ...1883 sl.
• RELISH n. 'carnal connection with a woman' ...Bk1903 sl.
vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• RELISHY adj. pleasant to the taste ...1897 Eng. dial.
• RELUCTATE vb. 1.  to offer resistance, resist, oppose; to struggle against something; to show reluctance ...1643
* vb. 2. to strive against, to refuse, to reject ...1681
* vb. 3. to recoil from a thing ...a1865 Amer.
• REM n. an oar ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REMAINDER n. the drainings of pots and glasses ...Bk1903 sl.
• REMAIN FOOLISH vb. to be taken aback ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REMAINING STATE n. a future state ...1815 Sc.
• REMAINS n. a posthumously published work; literary 'remains' ...1709 Sc.
• REMANENT adj. remaining, other ...1792 Sc.
n. remainder ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REMANIER n. a cobbling tailor who mends clothing ...1950 Amer. dial.
• REMARKING n. a remark; criticism ...1785 Sc.
• REMB vb. to rave in speaking; to tell lies ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REMBER n. a person who tells improbable stories ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REMBLE vb. 1. to remove, esp. to move with violence; to change one's residence; to set in order by removing things to their proper place ...1671 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to search ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REMEDY n. 1. a holiday ...c1519 sl.
n. 2. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
• REMEDY-CRITCH n. a chamber-pot ...Bk1903 sl.
• REMEMBER n. one's memory; a memory ...1945 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to recall something to someone ...1382
vb. 2. to remind ...1817 Amer. dial.
• REMEMBER SERVICE n. a religious service in remembrance of the dead, usually held on the first anniversary of death ...1950 Amer. dial. Black usage
• REMEMORATE † vb. to remind, to put in mind of; to remember, to recall something by means of memory ...1460-70
• REMETIC n. an emetic; a remedy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REMETICAL-MAN n. a medical man ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REMI n. a holiday ...Bk1903 Westminster School
• REMIGATE * vb. to row or row back ...1623
• REMIGESTER n. a sharp stroke or blow; an injury ...1825 Sc.
• REMIND † vb. to remember; to keep in mind ...1790 Sc.
• REM-IN-RE n. the deed of kind; copulation ...Bk1903 colloq.
• REMISH n. 1. a loud, rumbling noise, esp. the sound caused by a body falling; a weighty stroke or blow ...1742 Sc.
n. 2. a disturbance, a row; stir, bustle ...1879 Sc.
vb. 1. to make a loud, rumbling noise ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to search thoroughly and noisily ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REMLANT n. a remnant ...1825 Eng. dial.
• REMLE vb. 1. to remove, esp. to move with violence; to change one's residence; to set in order by removing things to their proper place ...1671 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to search ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REMLET n. a remnant ...1825 Eng. dial.
• REMLING n. a remnant ...1825 Eng. dial.
• REMMACK n. an oar ...1897 Sc.
• REMMAN † vb. to beat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REMMEL vb. to remove, esp. to move with violence; to change one's residence; to set in order by removing things to their proper place ...1671 Eng. dial.
• REMMLE vb. to beat with a stick; generally used in a playful threat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REMMON vb. to remove; to transfer from one place to another; to change one's place of abode ...1684 Eng. dial.
• REMMON HOUSE vb. to change one's place of abode ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REMMONING-BOUT n. a removal ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REMNANT n. a feeble old creature, the wreck of a man ...1826 Sc.
• REMORAL †* adj. given to delay, dilatory ...a1625
• REMORATE †* vb. to detain, delay, hinder, obstruct ...1638
• REMORDENCY †* n. compunction, remorse ...1717
• REMORE †* n. hindrance, delay ...1627
†* vb. to hinder, to delay ...1641
• REMOVE n. an old horseshoe used again; the act of re-shoeing a horse with the old shoes ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to re-shoe a horse with the old shoes ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REMOVED adj. dead ...1800 Sc.
• REMOVE ONE'S DIGIT vb. to get on with something; to stop malingering and commit oneself to positive action ...1910s sl., orig. Aust.
• REMPTION n. an abundance; plenty; a large amount or number ...1913 Amer. dial.
• REMUCE † adj. cross, ill-tempered ...Bk1904
• REMUDA n. a drove of cattle ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• REMWARD adv. to the right ...1883 Eng dial.
• RENABLE adj. talkative; ready of speech, fluent ...1781 Eng. dial.
adv. fluently, easily to be understood ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RENABLY adv. smoothly; without hesitation ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RENCH n. a rinsing ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to rinse ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RENCHEL n. somebody or something tall and thin ...Bk1904 Sc. obs.
† vb. to beat; to thwack with a stick ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RENCING adj. strong; great, robust ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REND vb. to strip off bark ...1893 Eng. dial.
• RENDER n. melted fat, dripping ...Bk1904 Sc.
† vb. 1. to separate; to disperse ...1826 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to discharge pus ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RENDERMENT n. melted fat, dripping ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RENDING-TIME n. the early spring ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RENE vb. to strip off bark; to rind ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RENEAGUE n. a refusal to follow suit at a game of cards ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to withdraw from an engagement; to jilt; to refuse; to deny ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to refuse to follow suit at a game of cards ...1891 Eng. dial.
• RENEGATE n. a reprobate, an unprincipled person, a rogue, a rascal ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RENIANT †* n. a renegade ...1387-8
• RENICKY n. a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1916 Amer. dial.
• RENICKY-BOO n. a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1916 Amer. dial.
• RENIG vb. 1. at cards: to revoke ...Bk1902 Amer sl.
vb. 2. to back out ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RENK vb. to reach ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RENKY adj. 1. large and well-made; athletic, muscular ...1684 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. tall and too thin; lanky ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RENNISH adj. rash, giddy, rough; furious, violent ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RENOVATOR n. a repairing tailor ...Bk1903 tailors' sl.
• RENSHEL † vb. to beat; to thwack with a stick ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RENT n. 1. plunder, booty ...Bk1903 cant
n. 2. a narrow passage between high walls ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 3. living quarters that are rented; an apartment or house to rent ...1913 Amer. dial.
• RENTALS adj. wonderful, amazing; insane, mad, crazy  ...1960s rhyming sl. for 'mental'
• RENT-BOY n. a male prostitute ...1969 sl.
• RENT-COLLECTOR n. a highwayman; spec., one whose fancy was for money only ...Bk1903 cant
• RENTER n. a male prostitute ...1893 sl.
• RENTERFUGE n. a rendezvous, esp. a place haunted by birds ...1892 Eng. dial.
• RENT-RACKER n. a 'rack-renter'; one who collects rents harshly ...1868 Sc.
• RENTS n. 1. house or cottage property ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. parents ...1960s Amer. sl.
• RENTS COMING IN adj. dilapidated; ragged ...1708-10 colloq.
• RENYARD n. 'reynard', a fox ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RENZIE vb. to writhe with pain ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REP n. 1. a woman of reputation; hence, a harlot; a woman of a certain reputation ...1721 sl.
n. 2. a sales representative ...1938 sl.
• REPAIR n. a concourse of people; a resorting, gathering ...1895 Sc.
• REPANDOUS † adj. bent upward or outward ...1646
• REPEAL vb. to appeal ...1892 Ireland
• REPEAT vb. of a sum of money: to recover, to repay ...1787 Sc.
• REPEATER n. 1. an elector voting twice on the same qualification ...Bk1903 Amer. political usage
n. 2. a student who takes a course a second time ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
n. 3. a domino with a blank ...sl.
• REPEATERS n. beans; sausages ...Amer. World War I sl.
• REPENTANT SEAT n. a bench, seat, or rail set aside for penitents at the front of a church or revival meeting ...1983 Amer. dial.
• REPENTINE † adj. sudden ...c1510
• REPITERRY adj. peremptory, brusque, high-handed ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REPLACEMENT VACUUM n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...2006 Amer. dial.
• REPLEAT † vb. to fill ...1876 Eng. dial.
• REPLENISH vb. to refurbish, to cleanse anew ...1891 Sc.
• REPLY n. supply ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REPONE vb. to reply ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REPORTER n. a duelling pistol ...1827 Irish sl.
• REPOSE † vb. to replace; to restore to a situation ...1775 Sc.
• REPOSER n. a final drink, a nightcap ...Bk1903 sl.
• REPOSITION n. a reinstatement; a restoring to office; esp. with reference to ecclesiastical reinstatement ...1709 Sc.
• REPOUSS vb. to repulse; to repel ...1882 Sc.
• REPPER n. the common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REPPLE † n. a long walking-staff as tall as, or taller than, the bearer ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REPPS! int. an exclamation of contempt ...1892 Eng. dial.
• REPROVE vb. of undigested food: to rise on the stomach; to disagree ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REPRUCE †* n. reproach ...a1325
†* vb. to reproach ...a1325
• REPTILE n. a degraded wretch; a baseling ...Bk1903 sl.
• REPUBLICAN STATE n. Maine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REPUBLIC OF LETTERS n. the post office ...Bk1903 sl.
• REQUISITION vb. to take by force ...1864 Amer. military usage
• REQUITANCE n. a recompense; a requital ...1857 Sc.
• RE-RAW adj. drunk ...Bk1903 sl.
n. a drinking bout ...c1850 sl.
• RERE-MOUSE n. a bat ...1777 Eng. dial.
• RESEMBLE vb. to compare ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RESENT † vb. to appreciate; to applaud ...1844 Sc.
• RESENTMENTS † n. appreciation ...1693 Sc.
• RESERVE † n. a reservation ...1709 Sc.
• RESETTER n. a receiver of stolen goods ...1641 Sc.
• RESIDENT vb. to reside ...1823 Sc.
• RESIDENTER n. 1. a resident, an inhabitant; esp. an early settler; a longtime resident ...1709 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. an old animal or thing, esp. one that has acquired venerable or impressive qualities through age; an antique, a relic ...1912 Amer. dial.
• RESILE vb. 1. to start back from; to flinch; to withdraw ...1814 Sc.
vb. 2. to beguile, to deceive ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RESKORT vb. to escort ...Bk1904 Ireland
• RESOLUTE adj. 1. obstinate, strong-headed; restive; generally used of a child or a horse ...1885 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. strong, active ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to persevere ...1917 Amer. dial.
• RESOLVE vb. to dissolve ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RESP adj. of plants: fresh; full of moisture, juicy ...1819 Eng. dial.
vb. to belch ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RESPECT vb. to drink the health of ...1766 Sc.
• RESPECTIVE † adj. respectful, full of regard towards ...1845-7 Sc.
• RESPECTUOUS † adj. 1. respectful, showing respect ...1603
† adj. 2. respectable, worthy of respect ...1603
• RESPOND vb. to share the sexual spasm; to 'come' ...Bk1903 sl.
• RESPUN vb. to steal ...Bk1903 tinkers' sl.
• REST † n. a remnant; a relic ...1700 Sc.
vb. 1. to owe; to be indebted to one ...1721 Sc.
vb. 2. to make up a fire for the night ...1773 Sc.
vb. 3. to arrest, to stop; to distrain for debt ...1821 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REST-CAMP n. a cemetery ...Amer. World War I sl.
• REST CURE n. the practice of sending a car to the repair shop and having it returned to the customer without anything being done to it ...Bk1998 sl.
• RESTING adj. in abundance, galore ...1970 Amer. dial.
• RESTING-CHAIR n. a long wooden seat with back and arms; a settle ...1892 Sc.
• RESTING EASY adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RESTING ROOM n. an indoor toilet in a house; an outhouse ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RESTINGS n. remnants ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REST MAN † n. one who lives an inactive life ...1542
• REST ONE'S SADDLE vb. to dismount ...1966 Amer. dial.
• REST ON ONE'S LAURELS vb. to be so satisfied with what one has already done or achieved that one makes no further effort ...1874
• RESTORATE vb. of buildings: to restore ...1887 Eng. dial.
• REST PART n. the rest, the remainder ...1903 Amer. dial.
• REST POWDER n. snuff ...1927 Amer. dial.
• REST ROOM n. an indoor toilet in a house; an outhouse ...1950 Amer. dial.
• REST UPON ONE'S OARS vb. to take things easily; to be idle ...1836
• RESTY adj. 1. headstrong, unruly ...c1696 sl.
adj. 2. quiet; full of ease ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. lazy, inclined to rest ...1931 Amer. dial.
• RESUME † vb. to repeat ...1824 Sc.
• RESURRECTION n. a dish made of leftovers ...1884 sl.
• RESURRECTION-COVE n. a body-snatcher ...Bk1903 sl.
• RESURRECTION-DAY n. Easter Sunday ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RESURRECTIONIST n. a body-snatcher ...1862 sl.
• RESURRECTION-MAN n. a body-snatcher ...1821 sl.
• RESURRECTION PIE n. a dish made of leftovers ...1884 sl.
• RESURRECTION-WOMAN n. a body-snatcher ...1814 sl.
• RESURRECTON-RIG n. body-snatching ...Bk1903 sl.
• RESURRECTOR n. a body-snatcher, a resurrectionist ...1863 Sc.
• RES-WORT n. trousers ...Bk1903 back slang
• RETARD n. (derogatory) a mentally retarded person ...1970 sl., orig. US
• RETCH n. a long stretch of a river, a straight course of navigable river, a reach; an intermediate distance between two points ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to tear; to pull asunder; to wrest ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to stretch, to extend; to exaggerate, to lie; to impose upon ...1819 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to stretch leather in tanning ...1867 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. of pigs: to be restless, to make a noise of complaint ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RETCHLESS † adj. careless ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RETCHLESSNESS † n. carelessness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RETICAL-BASKET n. a covered basket ...1895 Sc.
• RETICULE n. a covered basket ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RETICULE-BASKET n. a covered basket ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RETINUE n. a long, tedious tale ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RETIRE vb. to take up and pay, as a bill when due ...1824 Sc.
• RETORTED adj. 1. twisted or bent backwards ...L16
adj. 2. of an insult, charge, etc.: thrown or cast back; returned ...E17
adj. 3. turned or facing backwards ...E18
• RETORTIVE adj. 1. turned backwards ...E18
adj. 2. of the nature of a retort or sharp reply ...E19
• RETOUR n. 1. return to a place ...ME Sc. arch.
n. 2. a great amount ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to return to or to a place ...LME arch.
• RETOURE n. a return ...1822 Sc.
vb. to return ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RETREAD n. orig. a retired soldier recalled to service; hence, a worker undergoing retraining ...1941 sl., chiefly Aust., NZ & US
vb. to retrain, esp. after a period of unemployment ...1963 sl.
• RETRIEVER n. the member of a confidence trickster team (practising the "Barnard's Law) who actually plays the game of chance through which a victim is defrauded and who would often claim to be a friend of one of the victim's friends ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• RETROCEDE vb. to move back, to recede ...M17
• RETROVERSE * adj. turned or directed backwards, reversed ...M19
• RETROVERT * vb. to turn back, to revert ...M17
• RET-SIO n. an oyster ...Bk1903 back slang
• RETT n. a saying, saw ...1898 Sc.
• RETUND † vb. 1. to drive or force back; to repel; to repress; to refute ...M17
† vb. 2. to weaken physically; to diminish the strength or effect of ...M17
† vb. 3. to dull or blunt the edge of a weapon ...L17
• RETURN BOUT n. a repetition of a contest ...1890 Eng. dial.
• RETURN BY WEEPING CROSS vb. to regret deeply some undertaking, and repent of it; to be in a state of lamentation; to fail; to suffer defeat ...1659
• RETURNED-EMPTY n. a colonial missionary preferred to a place at home ...1899 sl.
• RETURNEY n. an attorney ...Bk1904 Ireland
• RETURN THANKS vb. to say grace before a meal ...1953 Amer. dial.
• REUB n. a rustic ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• REUBEN n. an unsophisticated countryman; a farmer or rustic, a countrified person; a boorish person ...1890 Amer. dial.
• REUL n. 1. a disturbance; confusion ...1703 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an unruly person or animal; a rude, unmannerly clown, a romp, a fidget ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REULL vb. 1. to behave in a rude manner; to be unruly ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to sit in strange postures ...1856 Eng. dial.
• RE-UP  vb. to replenish a stack of something; to re-supply something; to re-sign or re-enlist ...1906 US sl., orig. military usage for re-enlisting

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