Revolver. The modern type of pistol, in which the breach which contains the cartridges revolves. In the earlier stage of this invention it was the barrel that revolved.
Rheims. The capital of the Remi, a Gallic people referred to by Cæsar.
Rhine. From the Celtic rhe, “rapid.” This name was given by the Swiss to rivers generally.
Rhinoceros. Greek for “nose-horned.”
Rhode Island. A corruption of “rood,” red, the name given to it by the Dutch settlers on account of its reddish appearance.
Rhodes. From the Greek rhodon, a rose; expresses “the isle of roses.”
Rhododendron. From the two Greek words rhodon, rose, and dendron, tree.
Rhody. The American designation of Rhode Island on account of its limited area; also called “Little Rhody.”
Rhone. Derived from the same root as “Rhine.”
Ribbonmen. The name borne by the members of a Catholic political association in Ireland early in the last century on account of the distinctive badge or ribbon worn in the button-hole. The Ribbonmen were violently opposed to the “Orangemen.”