Rascal

Rascal
Rascal Ras"cal (r[a^]s"kal), 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.] [1913 Webster] 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.] [1913 Webster]

He smote of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand of the rascal. --Wyclif (1 Kings [1 Samuel] vi. 19). [1913 Webster]

Poor men alone? No, no; the noblest deer hath them [horns] as huge as the rascal. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. A mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest person; a rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster. [1913 Webster]

For I have sense to serve my turn in store, And he's a rascal who pretends to more. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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