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Definition of Riping
1. ripe [v] - See also: ripe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Riping
Literary usage of Riping
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, Felix Emmanuel Schelling (1903)
"Of his return : he answer'd, ' Do not so; Slubber not business for my sake,
Bassanio, But stay the very riping of the time ; 40 And for the Jew's bond which ..."
2. Shakspeare's comedy of the Merchant of Venice: with intr. remarks and notes by William Shakespeare (1861)
"2 riping of the time.] Stay as long as is requisite to mature all your prospects ;
or, await the most favourable opportunity. 3 Mind of love. ..."
3. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, Ebenezer Charlton Black (1906)
"... Bassanio, But stay the very riping of the time; 40 And for the Jew's bond
which he hath of me, Let it not enter in your mind of love : 39. ..."