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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Ripper

/rĭpʹər/ · Rip·per · IPA /ˈɹɪpɚ/
01 n. One who, or that which, rips; a ripping tool.
  1. 1.
    One who, or that which, rips; a ripping tool.
  2. 2.
    A tool for trimming the edges of roofing slates.
  3. 3.
    Anything huge, extreme, startling, etc.[Slang.]