E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Hans von Rippach [rip-pak].
Jack of Rippach, a Monsieur Nong-tong-pas—i.e. someone asked for who does not exist. A gay German spark calls at a house and asks for Herr Hans von Rippach. Rippach is a village near Leipsic.
