n.
Pronunciation: ' ru ̇ r- ˌ bak
Function: noun
Etymology: from an attack on James K. Polk in 1844 purporting to quote from an invented book by a Baron von Roorback
Date: 1855
: a defamatory falsehood published for political effect
n.
Pronunciation: ' ru ̇ r- ˌ bak
Function: noun
Etymology: from an attack on James K. Polk in 1844 purporting to quote from an invented book by a Baron von Roorback
Date: 1855
: a defamatory falsehood published for political effect
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012