raree

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛəɹi

Noun

raree (plural rarees)

1. raree show

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾɔːˈɾiː/

Etymology 1

Derived from Middle English *rare (“soft-cooked”), from Old English hrēr, hrēre.

Adjective

raree

1. choice (lightly boiled)
   • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, pages 96:

     Raree met in plathearès, ee-zet in a rooe,

     There was choice meat in platters, set in a row,

Etymology 2

Derived from Middle English *rare (“neither sooner nor later”), from Old French rier, rere.

Adverb

raree

1. Neither sooner nor later.
   • 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, lines 5:

     Yola Vather Deruse hay raree cam thoare,

     Old Father Devereux early came there,