a character in a short story by the US writer Washington Irving . Rip Van Winkle is a man who sleeps for 20 years under a tree and is amazed to wake up and find how much the world has changed.
RIP VAN WINKLE
Meaning of RIP VAN WINKLE in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005