double-ripper
[ duhb-uh l-rip-er ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˈrɪp ər /
noun New England.
Also called
dou·ble-run·ner
[duhb-uh l-ruhn-er] /ˈdʌb əlˈrʌn ər/.
Origin of double-ripper
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Words nearby double-ripper
double-o,
double-park,
double-quick,
double-reed,
double-ring,
double-ripper,
double-sided,
double-space,
double-stop,
double-system sound recording,
double-tailed
Example sentences from the Web for double-ripper
So I got out my double-ripper, and we all went out on the hill and started down.
Harper's Young People, March 8, 1881 |VariousOne of these was the double-runner, or double-ripper as it was sometimes called, rather ominously.
Old Plymouth Trails |Winthrop Packard