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A wild Irish plunderer, esp. one of the 17th century; -- so called from his carrying a half-pike, called a rapary.

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  1. n. A wild Irish plunderer, esp. one of the 17th century; -- so called from his carrying a half-pike, called a rapary.
  2. n. A wild Irish plunderer, esp. one of the 17th century; -- so called from his carrying a half-pike, called a rapary.