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wag-pasty

wag-pasty is the alternative form of wagpastie.

Meaning of wagpastie

Noun

wagpastie (plural wagpasties)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A rogue; a rascal; a scoundrel.
    • Mathew Merygreeke: I will call hir: Maide with whome are ye so hastie?
      Tibet Talkapace: Not with you sir, but with a little wag-pastie,
      A deceiuer of folkes, by subtill craft and guile.
      Mathew Merygreeke: I knowe where she is: Dobinet hath wrought some wile.c. 1552, Nicholas Udall, Ralph Roister Doister, act 3, scene 2
    Synonyms:
    troublemaker

Forms of wag-pasty

pluralwag-pasties

Questions about wag-pasty

What is wag-pasty the alternative form of?
Wag-pasty is the alternative form of wagpastie.

Words near wag-pasty in the dictionary

  1. wag-halter
  2. wag-halters
  3. wag-on-the-wall
  4. wag-pastie
  5. wag-pasties
  6. wag-pasty
  7. wag-tail dance
  8. wag-wanton
  9. wag-wantons
  10. wag1
  11. wagadash

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