shavelings

The soldiers of Harold thought that the Normans were all priests, because they were "shavelings;" and it is only natural that soldiers should in all countries be bearded.

Lost Leaders Andrew Lang 1878

They joined to all these declarations an address to the established church; and they affixed this title to it: "To the generation of Antichrist, the pestilent prelates and their 'shavelings' [*] in Scotland, the congregation of Christ Jesus within the same sayeth."

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. David Hume 1743

Black-frocked shavelings ever wont the cup amorn to drain. 87

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

About him stood three priests, true shavelings, clean shorn and polled, who were muttering strange words to the devils out of a conjuring book.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

About him stood three priests, true shavelings, clean shorn and polled, who were muttering strange words to the devils out of a conjuring book.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

I hate the shavelings, and it hurts me that their tissue, of lies proved to be the truth.

Hard to be a god Strugatski, Arkadi & Strugatski, Boris 1973

"Just these poor shavelings, madame," he answered, and he raised his hand again and made a sign.

Saint Martin's Summer Rafael Sabatini 1912

"They may hide as they will, but it's myself 'll run the shavelings to earth."

The Snare Rafael Sabatini 1912

They sought shelter at the hands of the Cordeliers; and the shavelings gave them sanctuary in their convent -- those who survived, among whom was their proud leader, M. de La

Scaramouche Rafael Sabatini 1912

"It is a practice which I leave to shavelings of all degrees."

The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza Rafael Sabatini 1912