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gutterblood

gutterblood noun: a person of low pedigree; one of the common rabble.

Noun

gutterblood (plural gutterbloods)

  1. (archaic, derogatory) A person of low pedigree; one of the common rabble.
    • in rushed a thorough Edinburgh gutterblood - a ragged rascal1822 May 29, [Walter Scott], The Fortunes of Nigel. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III) (in English), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London...

Forms of gutterblood

pluralgutterbloods

Origin of gutterblood

From gutter + blood.

Questions about gutterblood

What does gutterblood mean?
Gutterblood means a person of low pedigree; one of the common rabble.
What part of speech is gutterblood?
Gutterblood is a noun.
What is the plural of gutterblood?
The plural of gutterblood is gutterbloods.

Words near gutterblood in the dictionary

  1. gutter-dog
  2. gutter-dogs
  3. gutteral
  4. gutterball
  5. gutterballs
  6. gutterblood
  7. gutterbloods
  8. gutterbrains
  9. gutterdog
  10. gutterdogs
  11. guttered

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