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Webster 1913 Edition
Rath
Rath
(răth)
, Noun.
[Ir.
rath
.] 1.
A hill or mound.
[Ireland]
Spenser.
2.
A kind of ancient fortification found in Ireland.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rath
RATH
,Noun.
RATH
,Adj.
Early; coming before others, or before the usual time.
Bring the rath primrose, that forsaken dies.
We sometimes see the word rath-ripe, early ripe; but it is obsolete or nearly so. In the United States, I believe it is not used at all.