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lidderons

lidderons is the plural of lidderon.

Meaning of lidderon

Noun

lidderon (plural lidderons)

  1. (archaic, dialectal, rare) One who is lazy, idle, or bad; rascal; scoundrel; a weakling.
    • I leve we shall laugh and have liking / To see how this lidderon here he ledges our laws.c. 14th–15th century, "The York Realist" (real name unknown), “Trial Before Herod”, in The York Mystery Plays, York; republished as “The Litsters: Christ Before Herod”, in Richard Beadle, Pamela M....

Questions about lidderons

What is lidderons the plural of?
Lidderons is the plural of lidderon.

Words near lidderons in the dictionary

  1. Liddells
  2. lidden
  3. liddens
  4. lidder
  5. lidderon
  6. lidderons
  7. lidders
  8. Liddesdale
  9. Liddiard
  10. Liddiards
  11. Liddick

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