blackguard
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Mr. Kellogg has accused and blackguarded and condemned me without a hearing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Katie blackguarded Terry on every occasion, until she finally saw it was hopeless, and then invited him into her house to meet the girl.
From An Anarchist Woman by Hapgood, Hutchins
In conclusion, after this letter appeared, and Johnson was elected, he sent an appointment to Raleigh, for a speech—attended there, and blackguarded and vilified "Morehead and Brownlow" for two hours.
From Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors by Brownlow, William Gannaway
The devil got awful savage, and blackguarded Billy Duffy terribly; but it was useless.
From Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories by Emerson, P. H.
Ye hired me ter do ther job an' blackguarded me fer failin'.
From The Roof Tree by Conrey, Lee F.
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