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deuse a vile

deuse a vile is the alternative spelling of deuseaville.

Meaning of deuseaville

Noun

deuseaville

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) The countryside.
    • Duds and cheats thou oft hast won, / Yet the cuffin quire couldst shun; / And the deuseaville didst run, / Else the chates had thee undone.1707, “The Rum-Mort's Praise of Her Faithless Maunder”, in Farmer, John Stephen, editor, Musa Pedestris, published 1896, page 36

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What is deuse a vile the alternative spelling of?
Deuse a vile is the alternative spelling of deuseaville.

Words near deuse a vile in the dictionary

  1. deus ex machina
  2. deus ex machinas
  3. deusavil
  4. Deusdedit
  5. deuse
  6. deuse a vile
  7. deuseavile
  8. deuseaville
  9. deuseaville stampers
  10. deuses
  11. Deut.

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