“And he departs, not meanly boasting
Of his magnificent RIBROASTING.”—_Hudibras._
RICH, spicy; also used in the sense of “too much of a good thing;” “a
RICH idea,” one too absurd or unreasonable to be adopted.
RIDE, “to RIDE THE HIGH HORSE,” or RIDE ROUGH-SHOD over one, to be
overbearing or oppressive; to RIDE THE BLACK DONKEY, to be in an ill
humour.
RIDER, in a University examination, a problem or question appended to
another, as directly arising from or dependent on it;—beginning to be
generally used for any corollary or position which naturally arises
from any previous statement or evidence.
RIG, a trick, “spree,” or performance; “run a RIG,” to play a
trick—_Gipsey_; “RIG the market,” in reality to play tricks with it,—a
mercantile slang phrase often used in the newspapers.
RIGGED, “well RIGGED,” well dressed.—_Old slang_, in use 1736.—_See
Bailey’s Dictionary._—_Sea._
RIGHT AS NINEPENCE, quite right, exactly right.
RIGHTS, “to have one to RIGHTS,” to be even with him, to serve him out.
RIGMAROLE, a prolix story.
RILE, to offend, to render very cross, irritated, or vexed. Properly,
to render liquor turbid.—_Norfolk._
RING, a generic term given to horse-racing and pugilism,—the latter is
sometimes termed the PRIZE-RING. From the practice of forming the crowd
into a _ring_ around the combatants, or outside the race-course.
RING, “to go through the RING,” to take advantage of the Insolvency
Act, or be _whitewashed_.
RING DROPPING, _see_ FAWNEY.
RINGING CASTORS, changing hats.
RINGING THE CHANGES, changing bad money for good.
RIP, a rake; “an old RIP,” an old libertine, or debauchee. Corruption
of _Reprobate_. A person reading the letters R. I. P. (_Requiescat in
Pace_) on the top of a tombstone as one word, said, soliloquising,
“Rip! well, he was an old RIP, and no mistake.”—_Cuthbert Bede._