micher
Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- noun One who skulks, or keeps out of sight; hence, a truant; an idler; a thief, etc.
Examples
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“Most exquisite Chiffinch, thou art turned micher as well as padder — Canst both rob a man and kidnap him!”
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Shall the blessed sun of heaven prove a micher and eat blackberries?
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May the divil fly away with you, you micher from Munster, and make celery-sauce of your rotten limbs, you mealy-mouthed tub of guts.
Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell
Note
The word 'micher' may come from an Old French word meaning 'hide'.
