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/rair"ee/1. See peep show.2. a carnival or street show; spectacle.[1695-1705; allegedly imit. of a foreign pron. of rare show]
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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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
raree show — [rer′ē] n. [< pronun. (by Savoyard showmen) of rare show] 1. a portable PEEP SHOW (sense 1) 2. any street show … English World dictionary
raree show — peep show contained in a box, 1680s, so called in imitation of the foreign way of pronouncing rare show [Johnson]. Johnson s statement is prob. correct; the early exhibitors of peep shows appear to have been usually Savoyards, from whom the form… … Etymology dictionary
raree show — rar′ee show [[t]ˈrɛər i[/t]] n. 1) peep show 2) a carnival or street show • Etymology: 1695–1705; allegedly imit. of a foreign pron. of rare show … From formal English to slang
raree-show — n. 1 a show or spectacle. 2 a show carried about in a box; a peep show. Etymology: app. = rare show as pronounced by Savoyard showmen … Useful english dictionary
raree-show — noun Etymology: alteration of rare show Date: 1684 a small display or scene viewed in a box ; peep show; broadly an unusual or amazing show or spectacle … New Collegiate Dictionary
raree show — /rair ee/ 1. See peep show. 2. a carnival or street show; spectacle. [1695 1705; allegedly imit. of a foreign pron. of rare show] … Useful english dictionary
raree show — [ rɛ:ri:] noun archaic a form of street entertainment, especially one carried in a box, such as a peep show. Origin C17: appar. representing rare show, as pronounced by Savoyard showmen … English new terms dictionary
raree-show — rar·ee show … English syllables
raree show — noun A peepshow … Wiktionary
