The leader was of an ugly look and gigantic stature; he acted like a drawcansir, sparing neither friend nor foe. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Drawcansir — /drö kanˈsər/ (literary) noun A blustering bully ORIGIN: Drawcansir (parodying Dryden s Almanzor), who ‘kills em all on both sides in Buckingham s play The Rehearsal (performed 1671) … Useful english dictionary
Drawcansir — is a blustering, bullying boaster in Buckingham s play the The Rehearsal; he kills every one of the combatants, sparing neither friend nor foe. This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia. This… … Wikipedia
drawcansir — noun A blustering, bullying fellow; a bully … Wiktionary
DRAWCANSIR — a blustering, bullying boaster in Buckingham s play the Rehearsal ; he kills every one of the combatants, sparing neither friend nor foe … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
drawcansir — n. Blusterer, bully, swaggerer, braggart, braggadocio, Bombastes Furioso … New dictionary of synonyms
drawcansir — A person who kills both friend and foe, or who destroys his own cause while fighting his opponents … Grandiloquent dictionary
The Covent-Garden Journal — The 18 January 1752 issue of The Covent Garden Journal The Covent Garden Journal (modernised as The Covent Garden Journal) was an English literary periodical published twice a week for most of 1752. It was edited and almost entirely financed by… … Wikipedia
Paper War of 1752-1753 — In 1752, Henry Fielding started a paper war between the various authors on London s Grub Street. Although it began as a dispute between Fielding and John Hill, other authors, such as Christopher Smart, Bonnell Thornton, William Kenrick, Arthur… … Wikipedia
La Répétition (Buckingham) — Acte IV scène 1 : apparition de Pallas La Répétition, titre original The Rehearsal, est une comédie de la Restauration anglaise, en cinq actes et en prose, du duc de Buckingham. Elle a été jouée pour la première fois à Londres au Théâtre… … Wikipédia en Français
Blusterer — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Blusterer >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 blusterer blusterer swaggerer vaporer roisterer brawler Sgm: N 1 fanfaron fanfaron Sgm: N 1 braggart braggart &c.(boaster) 884 Sgm: N 1 bully bul … English dictionary for students
