ribald
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You remember, Mylio, the words of Sir Ribald when he told you he meant to make a speedy call at the mill of Chaillotte?
From The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades by Sue, Eugène
"What dost thou mean by Don Ribald, rascal that thou art?" said the lay brother, advancing to the top of the steps.
From A Romance of the West Indies by Sue, Eugène
The Norman keep dates from the year 1190, when Robert Fitz Randolph, grandson of Ribald, a brother of the Earl of Richmond, began to build the Castle.
From Yorkshire by Home, Gordon
Ribald Radicals laughed loudly at this way of putting it.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 18, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
Ribald ballads were howled through the streets describing his sin, and his deserved punishment.
From The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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