blackguard

  • 1Blackguard — Surnom Profugus Mortis Pays d’origine  Canada Genre musical Death mélodique Epic Metal Années d acti …

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  • 2Blackguard — Black guard (bl[a^]g g[aum]rd), n. [Black + guard.] 1. The scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman s household, who, in a removal from one residence to another, had charge of the kitchen utensils, and being smutted by them, were… …

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  • 3Blackguard — Black guard, a. Scurrilous; abusive; low; worthless; vicious; as, blackguard language. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4Blackguard — Black guard , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blackguarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blackguarding}.] To revile or abuse in scurrilous language. Southey. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5Blackguard — Bandlogo …

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  • 6blackguard — index criminal, hoodlum, lash (attack verbally), unconscionable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 7blackguard — (n.) 1530s, scullion, kitchen knave. Perhaps once an actual military or guard unit; more likely originally a mock military reference to scullions and kitchen knaves of noble households, of black liveried personal guards, and of shoeblacks. By… …

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  • 8blackguard — *villain, scoundrel, knave, rascal, rogue, scamp, rapscallion, miscreant …

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  • 9blackguard — ► NOUN dated ▪ a man who behaves in a dishonourable or contemptible way. DERIVATIVES blackguardly adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting a body of servants, especially the menials in charge of kitchen utensils; the exact significance of «black» is …

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  • 10blackguard — [blag′ərd, blag′ärd΄] n. [ BLACK + GUARD] 1. Historical the lowest servants of a large household, in charge of pots and pans 2. a) a person who uses abusive language b) scoundrel; villain adj. 1. vu …

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