liripoop

n. [ OF. liripipion, liripion, LL. liripipium. Said to be corrupted from L. cleri ephippium, lit., the clergy's caparison. ] 1. A pendent part of the old clerical tippet; afterwards, a tippet; a scarf; -- worn also by doctors, learned men, etc. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Acuteness; smartness; also, a smart trick or stratagem. [ Obs. ] Stanihurst. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A silly person. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A liripoop, vel lerripoop, a silly, empty creature; an old dotard. Milles. MS. Devon Gloss. [ 1913 Webster ]