DCHP-2
rip ((n.)) † DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a stretch of ruffled water caused by such an obstruction; the place where such an obstruction is.
See also: riffle ((n.)) (def. 1b)
- 1903 We . . . had weathered the rips of white water to shelter on the other side. . . .
- 1909 At last, when the bateau had run a dozen of these noisy "rips," Mandy Ann grew surfeited with terror and thought to comfort herself.
- 1903 We . . . had weathered the rips of white water to shelter on the other side. . . .