knaves

The valets, or attendants, whom we call knaves, are not necessarily ` rascals, 'but simply servants royal; at first they were knights, as appears from the names of some of the famous French knights being formerly painted on the cards.

The Gaming Table : Its Votaries and Victims : Vol. 2 1870

The believing other men knaves is not only the way to make them so, but is also an infallible method of becoming such ourselves.

The History of Emily Montague 1769

"'He calls the knaves Jacks, this boy!' said Estella with disdain."

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His man grows rich, the knaves are the knaves still.

The White Devil 2007

“He calls the knaves Jacks, this boy!” said Estella with disdain, before our first game was out.

Great Expectations 2007

His man grows rich, the knaves are the knaves still.

The White Devil 2007

To skulk, to spy, to trap another to his destruction, why, that is what most call knaves 'work, and he who doth it is despised.

A Boy's Ride Gulielma Zollinger

"I don't know what possessed me," I replied, hanging my head, "but I wish you hadn't taught me to call knaves at cards Jacks, and I wish my boots weren't so thick, nor my hands so coarse."

Ten Boys from Dickens Kate Dickinson Sweetser 1903

"He calls the knaves Jacks, this boy," said Estella, with disdain, before the first game was out.

Ten Boys from Dickens Kate Dickinson Sweetser 1903

"He calls the knaves, Jacks, this boy!" said Estella with disdain, before our first game was out.

Great Expectations Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1861