Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rude. wild girl; a tomboy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A rude, wild, wanton girl; a hoiden; a tomboy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun archaic A rude, wild,
wanton girl ; ahoiden ; atomboy .
Etymologies
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See tomboy and rig.
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Examples
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A very ` tomrig and rump-scuttle, 'she knew only the sports of boys: her war-like spirit counted no excuse too slight for a battle; and so valiant a lad was she of her hands, so well skilled in cudgel-play, that none ever wrested a victory from fighting Moll.
A Book of Scoundrels 1896
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A very 'tomrig and rump-scuttle,' she knew only the sports of boys: her war-like spirit counted no excuse too slight for a battle; and so valiant a lad was she of her hands, so well skilled in cudgel-play, that none ever wrested
A Book of Scoundrels Charles Whibley 1894
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