单词 | ruffianship |
释义 | ruffianshipn. Now rare (archaic in later use). The state, condition, or behaviour of a ruffian; ruffianism. Also (with possessive adjective): a mock title of respect for a ruffian. ΚΠ 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Roffiaenschap, ruffianship, or Bawdienesse. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. xvi. 73 By Cob's-Body I'll gratify your Ruffianships as you deserve, I'll Apparitorize you presently, with a Wannion, that I will. 1825 Q. Rev. Mar. 485 Ruffianship, like misery, ‘makes a man acquainted with strange companions’. 1852 W. Carleton Red Hall 168 I respect your ruffianship, and your ruffianship ought to respect me. 1988 H. Daniel Liars 69 Their spirit of ruffianship lost, a club of professionals with only a few showpiece deviates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1648 |
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