Liripoop

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Liripoop \Lir"i*poop\ (l[i^]r"[i^]*p[=oo]p), n. [OF. liripipion,
     liripion, LL. liripipium. Said to be corrupted from L. cleri
     ephippium, lit., the clergy's caparison.]
     1. A pendent part of the old clerical tippet; afterwards, a
        tippet; a scarf; -- worn also by doctors, learned men,
        etc. [Obs.]


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     2. Acuteness; smartness; also, a smart trick or stratagem.
        [Obs.] --Stanihurst.
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     3. A silly person. [Obs.]
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              A liripoop, vel lerripoop, a silly, empty creature;
              an old dotard.                        --Milles. MS.
                                                    Devon Gloss.
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