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devilkin|ˈdɛv(ə)lkɪn|
[f. devil n. + -kin.]
A little devil; an imp. Also fig.
1748Richardson Clarissa (1811) VI. 14 That a Beelzebub has his devilkins to attend his call. 1833T. Hook Widow & Marquess iii, Attendant devilkins of an inferior class, with hoofs, horns, talons and tails. 1851D. Jerrold St. Giles xxii, Now shout, ye imps! Scream, ye devilkins..for it is done! 1893Pall Mall Mag. II. 118 Black itching marks, left by the stings of these imperceptible little devilkins.
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c1510Robin Hood 290 in Arb. Garner VI. 430 What devilkyns draper, sayd litell Much, Thynkyst thou to be. |