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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RAREE-SHOW

Rar "ee-show `, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. rarity-show.]

Defn: A show carried about in a box; a peep show. Pope.

New American Oxford Dictionary

raree-show

rar ee-show |ˈre (ə )rē ˌSHō ˈrɛri ˌʃoʊ | ▶noun archaic a form of entertainment, esp. one carried in a box, such as a peep show. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: apparently representing rare show, as pronounced by Savoyard showmen in Britain.

Oxford Dictionary

raree-show

raree-show |ˈrɛːriːʃəʊ | ▶noun archaic a form of entertainment, especially one carried in a box, such as a peep show. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: apparently representing rare show, as pronounced by Savoyard showmen.