Rascal

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]
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     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.]
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              He smote of the people seventy men, and fifty
              thousand of the rascal.               --Wyclif (1
                                                    Kings [1
                                                    Samuel] vi.
                                                    19).
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              Poor men alone? No, no; the noblest deer hath them
              [horns] as huge as the rascal.        --Shak.
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     2. A mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest person; a
        rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster.
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              For I have sense to serve my turn in store,
              And he's a rascal who pretends to more. --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rascal \Ras"cal\, a.
     Of or pertaining to the common herd or common people; low;
     mean; base. "The rascal many." --Spencer. "The rascal
     people." --Shak.
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           While she called me rascal fiddler.      --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rascal
       n 1: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [syn: {rogue}, {knave},
             {rapscallion}, {scalawag}, {scallywag}, {varlet}]
       2: one who is playfully mischievous [syn: {imp}, {scamp}, {monkey},
           {rapscallion}, {scalawag}, {scallywag}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  53 Moby Thesaurus words for "rascal":
     bad boy, bastard, blackguard, blighter, booger, bounder, buffoon,
     bugger, cad, cutup, dastard, devil, elf, enfant terrible, funmaker,
     good-for-nothing, heel, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, imp, joker,
     jokester, knave, little devil, little monkey, little rascal,
     lowlife, minx, mischief, mischief-maker, miscreant, pixie,
     practical joker, prankster, precious rascal, puck, rapscallion,
     rogue, rotter, rowdy, ruffian, scalawag, scamp, scapegrace,
     scoundrel, shyster, sneak, spalpeen, villain, wag, wastrel,
     wretch
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  RASCAL, n.  A fool considered under another aspect.