Definition of "rappee" [rap•pee]

• A strong snuff made from a dark, coarse tobacco. (noun)

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• "_Râpé_ became in English "rappee," familiar in snuff-taking days as the name for a coarse kind of snuff made from the darker and ranker tobacco leaves."
• "Put new CHRG wid xtree strong padding on. rappee in softee blankee and escort to recobbery room."
• "Searching as her own small rappee, she, in spite of her promise, urged Jeanie with still farther questions."