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caitiff

[key-tif] / ˈkeɪ tɪf /
NOUN
despicable person
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Caitiff, ho! with shield and brand, What art thou doing in this my land?”

From Romantic Ballads, Translated from the Danish; and Miscellaneous Pieces by Borrow, George Henry

Oh, self-care bad, Caitiff and craven and cowering, which had   Refused her an earthly fold!

From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by MacDonald, George

"Caitiff, come on, come on!" and he walks off with a tragic laugh, crying, "Ha, ha, ha, 'tis but the slavey!"

From The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family by Thackeray, William Makepeace

"Caitiff, you knew there was another one worth all these twice told."

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles

His definition of the word Caitiff, in his Dictionary, may throw some light on this part of his character.

From A Poetical Review of the Literary and Moral Character of the late Samuel Johnson (1786) by Kelley, Robert E.




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