A legislative bill or act that transfers powers of appointment from the usual holders to a chief executive or a board of officials.
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A murderer who kills and often mutilates victims with a blade or similar sharp weapon.
Jack the Ripper
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Business, Mining A hook-like tool used to tear away ore, rock, etc.
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Business, Mining A person employed to tear away ore, rock, etc. to make a passage for material to be carried to the surface.
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Australia, UK, Slang Something that is an excellent example of its kind.
He [Rafael Nadal] didn't convert that but gained the advantage and launched another ripper of a forehand to force the error from Tsitsipas on the volley. (Thurston, E. November 15, 2019, Rafael Nadal digs deep to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas at ATP Finals. Sky UK https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/11862011/rafael-nadal-digs-deep-to-beat-stefanos-tsitsipas-at-atp-finals accessed August 29, 2020)
Martin walked around the vehicle, viewing it from all angles and giggling as he did so. “She's a ripper, Bert, a real ripper!”2001, Filton Hebbard, Memories of Kalgoorlie: Tales from the Australian Outback, page 334:
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Really, the Strauss Ball was in a category of its own, which is why we are making such a fuss about it; an absolute ripper of a ball whatever the hell it should be called in technical terms.2018, Gary Cox, Cricket Ball, page 242:
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Software that extracts content from files or storage media.
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Agriculture, Business, Lifestyle A tool or plant used to reduce soil compaction.
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New Jersey, US, Slang A hot dog deep-fried in oil until the casing bursts.
2019 Kobe Howard, Coaches Wrap Brisbane Lions, 30 April 2019. Accessed 6 May 2019. Not only did Lachie Neale have another stand out game with 28 disposals and a ripper goal from outside 50, but Lions debutant Noah Answerth slotted in nicely picking up 5 intercept marks.
ripper
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Etymology Compare rip (“a basket”), or riparian (“relating to a river bank”).
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Obsolete One who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland towns.
But what's the action we are for now? Robbing a ripper of his fish.c. 1622, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger [et al.?], “Beggars Bush”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act V, scene i: