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• Ape

  ·noun A <<Dupe>>. II. Ape ·noun One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape);...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Ape

  An animal of the monkey tribe (1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chr. 9:21). It was brought from India by the fleets ...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• ape

  , or sea-ape The long-tailed shark. Also, an active American seal. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Sea ape

  ·- The sea otter. II. Sea ape ·- The thrasher shark. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• ape leader

  An old maid; their punishment after death, for neglecting increase and multiply, will be, it is said...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• sea-ape

  See ape ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• to ape one's betters

  To imitate one's superiors. The negroes are good singers; they are an imitative race, and it is not...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.