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callant

[kah-luhnt]

cal·lant

[kah-luhnt]
noun Chiefly Scot.
a lad; boy.
Also, cal·lan [kah-luhn] .


Origin:
1710–20; < Dutch kalant fellow, chap, customer < Old North French caland customer
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Callant is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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callant or callan (ˈkælənt, ˈkælən)
 
n
(Scot) a youth; lad
 
[C16: from Dutch or Flemish kalant customer, fellow]
 
callan or callan
 
n
 
[C16: from Dutch or Flemish kalant customer, fellow]

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