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dewse-a-vile

dewse-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

Questions about dewse-a-vile

What is dewse-a-vile the alternative spelling of?
Dewse-a-vile is the alternative spelling of deuseaville.

Words near dewse-a-vile in the dictionary

  1. dewrinkling
  2. dews
  3. Dewsall
  4. dewsavell
  5. Dewsbury
  6. dewse-a-vile
  7. dewse-a-vyle
  8. dewshine
  9. Dewuan
  10. dewwater
  11. dewworm

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