rapscallion
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yən noun
a rascal; rogue; scamp.
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| —n | |
| a disreputable person; rascal or rogue | |
| [C17: from earlier rascallion; see | |
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Rapscallion
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
rapscallion
1690s, alteration of rascallion (1640s), a fanciful elaboration of rascal (q.v.). It is the parallel term of now-extinct rampallion (1590s), from M.E. ramp (n.) "ill-behaved woman" (mid-15c.), which is probably connected to the definition of romp in Johnson's Dictionary (1755) as "a rude, awkward, boisterous,
untaught girl."
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After the rapscallion thief races the mortified cowboy, determined to recapture his gun.
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