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1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 266/2 Sche devyll, diablesse.

?1544 J. Heywood Foure PP sig. D.iv My comynge is for a she deuyll What calste her quoth he thou horyson Forsoth quoth I Margery coorson.

a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. B3^v There was a hee diuell and a shee diuell.

1675 T. Duffett Mock-tempest ii. ii. 19 Methinks I hear a great she Devil, call for [a] Groats worth of the Crispe of my Countenance.

1778 L. Carter Diary 15 Aug. (1965) II. 1145 Thus does the hypocritical She devil..who first made..all the male race rebel against God's commands.

1840 W. M. Thackeray Catherine ii I don't think I ever saw such a she-devil.

1900 F. T. Elworthy Horns of Honour ii. 91 Cecco d'Ascoli was burnt in 1327..for having had illicit intercourse with a succuba, or she-devil.

2001 Guardian 5 Apr. (Online section) 15/3 A fantastic ad-hoc fancy dress party..in which..wand-carrying fairies pose for photos alongside sexy she-devils.