Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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roinish .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Mangy; scabby; hence, mean; paltry; troublesome.
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- adjective obsolete Mangy; scabby; hence,
mean ;paltry ;troublesome
Etymologies
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French rogneux, from rogne scab, mange, itch.
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Examples
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A strange guide this, thought Edward, and not much unlike one of Shakespeare's roynish clowns.
Waverley Walter Scott 1801
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A strange guide this, thought Edward, and not much unlike one of Shakespeare's roynish clowns.
Waverley — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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A strange guide this, thought Edward, and not much unlike one of Shakespeare's roynish clowns.
Waverley — Volume 1 Walter Scott 1801
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