the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A pungent kind of snuff made from the darker and ranker kinds of tobacco leaves.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A strong kind of snuff, coarser than maccouba, of either a black or a brown color, made from the darker and ranker kinds of tobacco-leaves.
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n. strong snuff made from dark coarse tobacco
Word Usage
"_Râpé_ became in English "rappee," familiar in snuff-taking days as the name for a coarse kind of snuff made from the darker and ranker tobacco leaves."