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Webster 1913 Edition
Roorbach
{
, Roor′back
,Roor′bach
}Noun.
A defamatory forgery or falsehood published for purposes of political intrigue.
[U.S.]
☞ The word originated in the election canvass of 1844, when such a forgery was published, to the detriment of James K. Polk, a candidate for President, purporting to be an extract from the “Travels of Baron Roorbach.”