Rāre'rīpe1, a.
a. [From rare and ripe, or from rath-ripe, q. v.] Early ripe; ripe before others, or before the usual season.
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a. [From rare and ripe, or from rath-ripe, q. v.] Early ripe; ripe before others, or before the usual season.
n. An early fruit; especially, a kind of peach which ripens early.