diable

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'[653] The word diable is clearly Bodin's own interpellation for the name of the God, for the Guernsey version, which is currently reported to be used at the present day, runs 'Har, har, Hou, Hou, danse ici', etc.; Hou being the name of an ancient Breton god.

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  • Ess, ess, dat true enough; dey fight de Americans like de diable -- but by gar dey no fight de French-a-mans so -- no no, by gar dey no make one mouthful for my French-a-mans Morbleu! —  The Life of General Francis Marion
  • Rousseau has declared it to be nothing but doleful psalmodies; Gray calls a French concert “Une tintamarre de diable:” and the prejudices inspired by these great names are not easily obliterated. —  A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795
  • The gruff voice said repeatedly 'sacré,' 'diable,' and once 'mon dieu.' —  krimiblog.de
  • The whole was bound by a thick, rich "diable" seafood broth that was slightly sweet and carried a surprisingly aggressive - to me, pitch-perfect - twitch of heat. l'Ambroisie, Paris, France —  the ulterior epicure
  • Yet her panther eyes and serpent smile and beaute du diable were not Egyptian, but of the Indian, kalo-ratt_,--the dark blood, which, once known, is known forever. —  The Gypsies
 

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  1. French (à la) diable, from diable, devil, from Old French; see diablerie.
 

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