roguelingn.
/ˈrəʊɡlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈroʊɡlɪŋ/ Now rare and archaic.
A minor or little rogue.
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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > roguery > rogue > [noun] > inferior
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society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal > inferior or minor rogue
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1778 H. Brooke Antony & Cleopatra ii. ii, in Coll. Pieces II. 354 Away, I am not in the humour now, To wrestle with your fondness... Hence, ye roguelings!
1790 J. Hawkins & J. Richardson Polit. Miscellanies 32 Take notice, roguelings, I prohibit Your walking underneath yon gibbet.
1898 C. D. Warner et al. in Libr. World's Best Lit. XXX. 381/1 The ‘pathetical nit’, Moth, is Armado's page, a keen-witted rogueling.
1920 J. Farnol Black Bartelmy's Treasure xiv. 134 Ha, is 't this little rogueling ye mean, friend?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1778- to command from
- to command to armour
- to command to be commanded
- to command to god
- to commence a suit
- to commence an action
- to commence ma
- to commence proceedings
- to commence to, into
- to commend
- to commend to be
- to comment out
- to commit a fault
- to commit a nuisance
- to do one's diligence
- to do one's dinger
- to do one's do
- to do one's doings
- to do one's duty
- to do one's ease
- to do one's easement
- to do one's easter
- to do one's endeavour(s
- to do one's face
- to do one's fair share