spal|peen

spal|peen
spal|peen «spal PEEN, SPAL peen», noun.
Irish. a scamp; rascal.
[Anglo-Irish < Irish spailpīn bully; (originally) migratory laborer]

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  • spal — spal·peen; spal·a·cine; …   English syllables

  • peen — al·peen; fil·li·peen; kip·peen; spal·peen; peen; fil·li·peen·er; …   English syllables

  • spalpeen — spal·peen …   English syllables

  • spalpeen — /spal peen , spal peen/, n. Irish Eng. 1. a lad or boy. 2. a rascal; scamp. [1770 80; < Ir spailpín seasonal hired laborer, rude person, scamp, equiv. to spailp spell, bout, turn + ín n. suffix] * * * …   Universalium

  • Spalpeen — Spal peen, n. [Ir. spailpin, fr. spailp a beau, pride, self conceit.] A scamp; an Irish term for a good for nothing fellow; often used in good humored contempt or ridicule. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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