n. 1. One who, or that which, rips; a ripping tool. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A tool for trimming the edges of roofing slates. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Anything huge, extreme, startling, etc. [ Slang. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Cf. Rip a basket, or Riparian. ] (O.E. Law) One who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland towns. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

But what's the action we are for now ?
Robbing a ripper of his fish. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }. An act or a bill conferring upon a chief executive, as a governor or mayor, large powers of appointment and removal of heads of departments or other subordinate officials. [ Polit. Cant, U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Aeronautics) same as Rip cord. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Aeronautics) A long patch, on a balloon, to be ripped off, by the rip cord, at landing, in order to allow the immediate escape of gas and instant deflation of the bag. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. same as Ripping panel. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. To fret or dimple, as the surface of running water; to cover with small waves or undulations; as, the breeze rippled the lake. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by little waves; as, a ripple of laughter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ripple grass. (Bot.) See Ribwort. --
Ripple marks, a system of parallel ridges on sand, produced by wind, by the current of a steam, or by the agitation of wind waves; also (Geol.), a system of parallel ridges on the surface of a sandstone stratum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Rip, v. ] An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, to scratch or tear. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]