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rudesbys

rudesbys is the plural of rudesby.

Meaning of rudesby

Noun

rudesby (plural rudesbys or rudesbies)

  1. (archaic) A rude person
    • No shame but mine: I must, forsooth, be forc'd
      To give my hand, oppos'd against my heart,
      Unto a mad-brain rudesby, full of spleen;
      Who woo'd in haste, and means to wed in leisure.c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about rudesbys

What is rudesbys the plural of?
Rudesbys is the plural of rudesby.

Words near rudesbys in the dictionary

  1. ruderous
  2. Rudert
  3. rudery
  4. rudesbies
  5. rudesby
  6. rudesbys
  7. rudesome
  8. rudest
  9. Rudgard
  10. rudge
  11. rudges

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