Raree-show

2 definitions found

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

  Raree-show \Rar"ee-show`\ (r[^a]r"[-e]-sh[=o]`), n. [Contr. fr.
     rarity-show.]
     A show carried about in a box; a peep show. --Pope.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  raree-show
       n 1: an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small
            hole or magnifying glass [syn: {peepshow}]
       2: a street show