10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RASCALLION»
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The Highest Stakes: He's racing to win back his country, his ...
Almost imperceptibly, Charlotte's fingers crept along the reins. Remembering
Robert's words about the silken thread, she took up slack by minute degrees.
Mars reluctantly conceded his will, snorting in protest and letting Rascallion
creep back ...
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
Rapscallion (Rascallion, Rab scallion, ramscallion, or Rascabilian), subs. (old).—
A worthless wretch. Hence rapscallion ry, &c.= the world of rascaldom. Also
as adj. 1622. Breton, Strange Newes, 6. Makes no little gaine of rascabilians.
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New York Quarterly Magazine
said I, re-echoing his indignation, an putting on a dignity that even awed myself, '
on are determined to have your money, and to lose your business1 Tickle, hand
me back that five hundred l lent you, or enough of it to pay the rascallion—shall ...
4
A Dictionary of Epithets and Terms of Address
'Rascal' was sometimes fancifully extended to 'rascallion' in past times. Thus, in
Smollett's Peregrine Pickle, a man tells a coachman: 'Drive, you ragamuffin, you
rascallion, you hellhound!' Rat In modern times this is nearly always a term of ...
... that he took a singular delight in humiliating Cyrus. The class had grown quiet,
waiting to see what would happen next. "Mr. Rascallion, I expect you might have
more difficulty than usual with the elf-banishing spell," the witch tutor said, 19.
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The Witches of Widdershins Academy
And Cyrus's parents were holding on to their son for dear life, with Mrs.
Rascallion murmuring, "We're so proud of you," and Mr. Rascallion nodding and
swallowing hard. Beatrice's mother and father came to stand on either side of her.
"Well ...
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Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: With Notices of His Life
For the pompous rascallion, Who don't speak Italian Nor French, must have
scribbled by guess-work. 7. " You can make any loss up With ' Spence' and his
gossip, A work which must surely succeed ; Then Queen Mary's Epistle-craft, With
the ...
George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore, 1830
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A Gaelic Dictionary: In Two Parts I. Guelic and English. - ...
Sgonnair, s.m. A dunce ; a trifler, a whiffler ; a prater ; a rascallion. N. pi.
sgonnairean. Sgonnaireaciid, s.f. The behaviour of a dunce or trifler; trifling,
whiffling, prating. Sgonnasach, a. Trifling, whiffling, prating. Sgonnasachd, s.f. A
habit of trifling, ...
Robert Archibald Armstrong, 1825
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A Gaelic Dictionary in Two Parts. To which is Prefixed a New ...
Sgoxnair, s. m. A dunce; a trifler, a whiffler ; a prater; a rascallion. N. pl.
sgonnairean. Sgoknaireachd, s.s. The behaviour of a dunce or trifler ; trifling,
whiffling, prating. Sgonnasach, a. Trifling, whiffling, prating. Sgoxnasachd, s.s. A
habit of ...
Robert Archibald Armstrong, 1825
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The British Novelists: With an Essay, and Prefaces, ...
I insist upon your sending this rascallion about his business immediately. — For
God's sake, sister, compose yourself, said my uncle, and consider, that the poor
fellow is innocent of any intention to give you offence. — Innocent as the babe ...
Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia), 1820
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RASCALLION»
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Review: You've never seen a puppet show quite like this
Those words, quoted from the rascallion Mr. Punch from Punch and Judy fame, describes the wickedly funny antics that are currently taking place at Caravan ... «Vernon Morning Star, Jul 14»
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Across from its demented porters worked a rascallion who'd sign his chalked sidewalk murals, “Don't just do something – Stand there.” “Young men may loot, ... «Forbes, Oct 12»
Word Watch: Ragamuffins And Rapscallions
Another "r" word describing a rowdy child, "rapscallion," also experienced melioration. Back in the 1600s, "rapscallion" and its related form "rascallion" denoted a ... «Hartford Courant, Jan 12»
