Liripoop
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Lir´i`poop
(lĭr´ĭ`pŌp)n. | 1. | A pendent part of the old clerical tippet; afterwards, a tippet; a scarf; - worn also by doctors, learned men, etc. |
2. | Acuteness; smartness; also, a smart trick or stratagem. | |
3. | A silly person. A liripoop, vel lerripoop, a silly, empty creature; an old dotard. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.