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duceavil

duceavil 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 duceavil

What is duceavil the alternative spelling of?
Duceavil is the alternative spelling of deuseaville.

Words near duceavil in the dictionary

  1. ducats
  2. Ducci
  3. Ducci sequence
  4. Ducci sequences
  5. duce
  6. duceavil
  7. duces
  8. duces bellorum
  9. duces tecum
  10. DUCET
  11. Ducey

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