Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A beggar.
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udgeon words - real and imagined
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C. S. Bird – Grandiloquent Dictionary
All the words from the Grandiloquent Dictionary.
946 of these 2700 words do not yield any results in six different dictionaries, hence many of them might be misspellings.
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Strumpets, Street People, and Scallywags
Derogatory terms for your classic band of rascals and wenches
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Irresponsibilities
Ways to esquivaliate.
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Telofy OED lists these two alternative/non-standard spellings: clapperdogen, clapperdogeon.
"clapperdrudgeon" is not in the index. Oct 21, 2008
chained_bear Is it clapperdudgeon or clapperdrudgeon? Apr 14, 2008
sionnach Gosh, I knew this word looked familiar. Apr 14, 2008
trivet A beggar whose parents were beggars.
Possibly with nasty sores. Apr 14, 2008