caitiff

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"Caitiff, you shall go no farther!" bellowed Antaeus, putting on a grimmer look than before; for he had heard of the mighty Hercules, and hated him because he was said to be so strong.

From Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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

From The Cloister and the Hearth by Reade, Charles

"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

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

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.