Liripoop
Liripoop (lir"i*pop) , noun
[Old French liripipion, liripion, Late Latin liripipium. Said to be corrupted from Latin cleri ephippium, lit., the clergy's caparison.]
1.
A pendent part of the old clerical tippet; afterwards, a tippet; a scarf; -- worn also by doctors, learned men, etc. [Obsolete]
2.
Acuteness; smartness; also, a smart trick or stratagem. [Obsolete] — Stanihurst
3.
A silly person. [Obsolete]
A liripoop, vel lerripoop, a silly, empty creature; an old dotard.