Old Nick
the devil; Satan.
Origin of Old Nick
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How to use Old Nick in a sentence
Her letters were so frank and sincere, that they made quite an impression on Old Nick, and he decided to engage her.
Dry Fish and Wet | Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen"Water isn't hot," muttered Old Nick, clasping both hands about the jug.
Dry Fish and Wet | Anthon Bernhard Elias NilsenThen there was an old salt, just such another as Old Nick, who was full of an innumerable quantity of stories.
Barney Blake, The Boy Privateer | Herrick JohnstoneI hope the next crack won't give us a picture of the Old Nick himself, horns, split hoofs, forked tail and all!
The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point | Quincy AllenProbably a play on the words Nich-olas and Old Nick may be designed.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 | The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
British Dictionary definitions for Old Nick
informal a jocular name for Satan
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