hellion

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If these places you speak of call for a stubborn hellion, then you've got the right party.

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  • He knew, though, that the hellion was probably plotting to kill both the king and his wife right now. —  Garwood, Julie - The Prize
  • "A young hellion, with all those freckles," snorted Helva. —  The Ship Who Sang
  • “Who would have thought a devil like Ned could have found an angel like you?” Lottie had been called a hellion, an imp, and a mischievous fiend. —  ONE NIGHT OF SCANDAL
  • "But this one… I didn't know a woman could carry on the way she did that first night Screaming like a hellion, too," Jimbo interjected. —  Garwood, Julie - The Gift
  • His Saxon wife was a hellion, to be sure, but Thomas had a way with her, and soon all could see the couple were coming to terms with each other. —  Garwood, Julie - Gentle Warrior
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  1. Probably alteration (influenced by hell) of dialectal hallion, worthless person.
 

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