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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Guiltless; innocent; free from fault or blame.
  2. Guileless; simple.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Blameless, guiltless, innocent.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Quiet; peaceable; harmless; innocent.

Examples

  • “` ` Maister Ringan Aikwood Poinders, I do not know what you call sackless, --- but let alone all de oils and de soot dat you say he has, and I will tell you I was dis night robbed of fifty pounds. by your oil and sooty friend, Edies Ochiltree; and he is no more in your barn even now dan I ever shall be in de kingdom of heafen. '”

    The Antiquary

  • “Maister Ringan Aikwood Poinders, I do not know what you call sackless, -- but let alone all de oils and de soot dat you say he has, and I will tell you I was dis night robbed of fifty pounds by your oil and sooty friend,”

    The Antiquary — Volume 02

  • ““Maister Ringan Aikwood Poinders, I do not know what you call sackless, — but let alone all de oils and de soot dat you say he has, and I will tell you I was dis night robbed of fifty pounds by your oil and sooty friend, Edies Ochiltree; and he is no more in your barn even now dan”

    The Antiquary

  • “Then stood Regin staring on the earth a long while, and presently thereafter spake from heavy-mood: “Mine own brother hast thou slain, and scarce may I be called sackless of the deed.””

    The Story of the Volsungs

  • “Then stood Regin staring on the earth a long while, and presently thereafter spake from heavy-mood: "Mine own brother hast thou slain, and scarce may I be called sackless of the deed.”

    The Story of the Volsungs

  • “Just another example of the impotent sackless dem leadership that lets this a$$hat have any chairmanship or caucus with them.”

    Think Progress » Lieberman: ‘It’s Possible’ I Could Be ‘A Good Old-Fashioned New England Moderate Republican’

  • “I'll be the first to admit that the Dems are for the most part a bunch of corrupt, inept, sackless weenies but how in the name of God could anyone vote for the Republicans?”

    Poll: GOP makes gains in battle for Congress

  • “Enter Maybin, who received a reported $14 million in guarantees while being held sackless in two seasons with the Buffalo Bills.”

    The Wall Street Journal: On Paper, Maybin Looks an Awful Lot Like Gholston

  • “In Ellis's case, he's sackless and has just seven tackles through six games.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Former Jets Are Behind Enemy Lines

  • “Notes: After setting a franchise record with three straight sackless games, the Vikings had six on Sunday.”

    The Huffington Post: Brett Favre Ignites Big Comeback In Minnesota

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  • hernesheir (adj., Yorkshire dial.) - foolish, ineffectual, simple, stupid. From ON saklauss "innocent", "not guilty". Aug 6, 2009

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