† breed-baten.
Obsolete.
One who breeds ‘bate’, or excites strife; a mischief-maker.
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the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harmful mischievousness > harmfully mischievous person > [noun]
disturberc1290
troublera1382
distroublerc1440
disturblerc1440
boutefeu?1584
mischief1586
breed-bate1593
trouble-feast1603
flight-head1605
trouble-rest1605
trouble-house1608
trouble-cupa1610
trouble-state1609
seek-trouble1611
fling-brand1616
trouble-town1619
blow-coal1622
trouble-world1663
mischief-maker1675
fire-sprit1847
firebug1869
ratbag1890
disturbant1894
mixer1938
society > society and the community > dissent > [noun] > causing dissension > one who
sower1380
firebranda1382
barratorc1430
makebate1529
bate-makera1564
mischief-master1567
boutefeu?1584
make-debate1588
breed-bate1593
kindle-fire1595
brew-bate1602
brand1608
fling-brand1616
make-strife1617
mischief-monger1620
blow-coal1622
kindle-coal1630
fire spirit1647
mischief-maker1675
mischief-doer1822
mixer1938
1593 Tell-Trothes New-yeares Gift (1876) 39 He delights not in breed-bates.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) i. iv. 11 No tel-tale, nor no breede-bate . View more context for this quotation
1853 J. P. De Gex et al. Rep. Cases Chancery 1 680 Referring to decent people..and not to breedbates, barretors, or counsel whom no Inn will own.
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