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Devil
·noun An evil spirit; a demon. II. Devil ·noun A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. III. D...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Devil
(Gr. diabolos), a slanderer, the arch-enemy of man's spiritual interest (Job 1:6; Rev. 2:10; Zech. 3...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
devil
1) A printer's errand-boy. Also a small thread in the king's ropes and cables, whereby they may be d...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
devil
A kind of expletive, expressing wonder or vexation; a ludicrous negative, in an adverbial sense; a t...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Devil
(slanderer). The name describes Satan as slandering God to man and man to God. The former work is of...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Dare-devil
·noun A reckless fellow. Also used adjectively; as, dare-devil excitement. ...

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Devil bird
·noun A small water bird. ·see <<Dabchick>>. ...

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Devil-diver
·noun ·Alt. of Devil bird. ...

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Go-devil
·add. ·noun A rough sled or dray used for dragging logs, hauling stone, ·etc. II. Go-devil ·add. ·n...

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Sea devil
·- The <<Angler>>. II. Sea devil ·- Any large cephalopod, as a large Octopus, or a giant squid (Arc...

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Water devil
·- The rapacious larva of a large water beetle (Hydrophilus piceus), and of other similar species. ·...

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devil catcher
A parson. See snub devil. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
devil driver
A parson. See snub devil. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
devil drawer
A miserable painter. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
kill devil
New still-burnt rum. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
snub devil
A parson. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
devil, tasmanian
n. an animal, Sarcophilusursinus, Harris. Formerly, but erroneously, referred tothe genus Dasyurus ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
mountain-devil
n. name given to thestrange-looking Australian lizard, Moloch horridus,Gray. See Moloch. Also calle...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
tasmanian devil
n. the only species of thegenus Sarcophilus (q.v.), S. ursinus. 1894. R. Lydekker, `Marsupialia,' ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
devil-fish
(Genus, Sophius. Cuvier.) The common name of the American Angler, so called from its hideous form. I...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
dare-devil
One who fears nothing, and will attempt anything. ...

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devil-bolts
Those with false clenches, often introduced into contract-built ships. ...

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devil-fish
The Lophius piscatorius, a hideous creature, which has also obtained the name of fish-frog, monk-fis...

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kill-devil
New rum, from its pernicious effects. ...

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sea-devil
A name for the Lophius piscatorius, or angler, a fish with a large head and thick short body. ...

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cheating the devil
Softenings of very profane phrases, the mere euphemisms of hard swearing, as od rot it, od's blood, ...

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devil-on-the-coals
n. a Bushman's name fora small and quickly-baked damper. 1862. Rev. A. Polehampton, `Kangaroo Land...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
devil to pay and no pitch hot
The seam which margins the water-ways was called the "devil," why only caulkers can tell, who perhap...

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busy as the devil in a gale of wind
Fidgety restlessness, or double diligence in a bad cause; the imp being supposed to be mischievous i...

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