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rascall

rascall is the obsolete form of rascal.

Meaning of rascal

Noun

rascal (plural rascals)

  1. A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
    • Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? / Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. / Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and...1601, Ben Jonson, Poetaster or The Arraignment: […], London: […] [R. Bradock] for M[atthew] L[ownes] […], published 1602, →OCLC, Act III
    Synonyms:
    villain
  2. (often diminutively) A cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.
    • That little rascal bit me!
    Synonyms:
    devil
  3. (Papua-New-Guinea) A member of a criminal gang.

See all 5 meanings of rascal

Forms of rascall

pluralrascalls

Questions about rascall

What is rascall the obsolete form of?
Rascall is the obsolete form of rascal.

Words near rascall in the dictionary

  1. rascality
  2. rascalize
  3. rascalized
  4. rascalizes
  5. rascalizing
  6. rascall
  7. rascallier
  8. rascalliest
  9. rascallike
  10. rascallion
  11. rascallions

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