raree-show
1Raree-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] …
2raree show — [rer′ē] n. [< pronun. (by Savoyard showmen) of rare show] 1. a portable PEEP SHOW (sense 1) 2. any street show …
3raree 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… …
4raree 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 …
5raree-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 …
6raree-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 …
7raree 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] * * * …
8raree 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] …
9raree 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 …
10raree-show — rar·ee show …
