ras|cal

ras|cal
ras|cal «RAS kuhl», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a bad, dishonest person: »

The thieving rascal stole my bicycle.

2. a mischievous person, child, or animal; scamp: »

Come here, you little rascal. He's a lucky young rascal. My sons are a pair of rascals at times.

3. Obsolete. one of the rabble.
–adj.
1. low; mean; dishonest: »

My days spent in rascal enterprises and rubbish selling (H. G. Wells).

2. Obsolete. of low birth; baseborn; base.
╂[< Old French rascaille < rasque scurvy, filth < Vulgar Latin rāsicāre to scrape < Latin rādere to scrape, scratch]

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