A miserable rip; a poor, lean, worn-out horse. A shabby mean fellow.
·noun A wicker fish basket. II. Rip ·vt To get by, or as by, cutting or tearing. III. Rip ·vt To s...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A pannier or basket used for carrying fish. ♦ To rip, to strip off a ship's planks. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·add. ·- A cord by which the gas bag of a balloon may be ripped open for a limited distance to relea...
Those short ripplings which result from eddies, or the passage of the tide over uneven bottom; also ...