read of tripe n.[rhy. sl.; SE read, the stomach of an animal (from which comes tripe) + the ‘tripe’ that is read out in court]transportation for life.Show quotations1859, 1860Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc. 1864, 1867, 1870Hotten Sl. Dict.
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