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Webster 1913 Edition


Rantipole

Rant′i-pole

(rănt′ĭ-pōl)
,
Noun.
[
Ranty
+
pole
,
poll
, head.]
A wild, romping young person.
[Low]
Marryat.

Rant′i-pole

,
Adj.
Wild; roving; rakish.
[Low]

Rant′i-pole

,
Verb.
I.
To act like a rantipole.
[Low]
She used to
rantipole
about the house.
Arbuthnot.

Webster 1828 Edition


Rantipole

RANT'IPOLE

,
Adj.
[from rant.] Wild; roving; rakish. [A low word.]

RANT'IPOLE

,
Verb.
I.
To run about wildly. [Low.]