liripoop Meaning, Definition & Usage

Lir"i*poop noun
Etymology
OF. liripipion, liripion, LL. liripipium. Said to be corrupted from L. cleri ephippium, lit., the clergy's caparison.
Definitions
  1. A pendent part of the old clerical tippet; afterwards, a tippet; a scarf; -- worn also by doctors, learned men, etc. Obs.
  2. Acuteness; smartness; also, a smart trick or stratagem.Obs. Stanihurst.
  3. A silly person. Obs.
    A liripoop, vel lerripoop, a silly, empty creature; an old dotard. Milles. MS. Devon Gloss.

Webster 1913