Liripoop
Pronunciation : Lir"i*poop
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. liripipion, liripion, LL. liripipium. Said to be corrupted from L. cleri ephippium, lit., the clergy's caparison.]
Definition : 1. A pendent part of the old clerical tippet; afterwards, a tippet; a scarf; -- worn also by doctors, learned men, etc. [Obs.]
2. Acuteness; smartness; also, a smart trick or stratagem.[Obs.] Stanihurst.
3. A silly person. [Obs.] A liripoop, vel lerripoop, a silly, empty creature; an old dotard. Milles. MS. Devon Gloss.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913