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Rascal
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What's The Definition Of Rascal?
[n] one who is playfully mischievous
[n] a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel Synonyms | Synonyms for Rascal: imp | knave | monkey | rapscallion | rogue | scalawag | scallywag | scamp | varlet Related Terms | Find terms related to Rascal: See Also | brat | child | fry | holy terror | kid | little terror | minor | nestling | nipper | scoundrel | shaver | small fry | terror | tiddler | tike | tyke | villain | youngster Rascal In Webster's Dictionary \Ras"cal\, n. [OE. rascaille rabble, probably from an OF.
racaille, F. racaille the rabble, rubbish, probably akin to
F. racler to scrape, (assumed) LL. rasiculare, rasicare, fr.
L. radere, rasum. See {Rase}, v.]
1. One of the rabble; a low, common sort of person or
creature; collectively, the rabble; the common herd; also,
a lean, ill-conditioned beast, esp. a deer. [Obs.]
He smote of the people seventy men, and fifty
thousand of the rascal. --Wyclif (1
Kings [1
Samuel] vi.
19).
Poor men alone? No, no; the noblest deer hath them
[horns] as huge as the rascal. --Shak.
2. A mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest person; a
rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster.
For I have sense to serve my turn in store, And he's
a rascal who pretends to more. --Dryden.
\Ras`cal\, a. Of or pertaining to the common herd or common people; low; mean; base. ``The rascal many.'' --Spencer. ``The rascal people.'' --Shak. While she called me rascal fiddler. --Shak. |
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