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Scoundrel

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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a rogue, a rascal. Etymologists have referred the word to various sources; but Skeat (Etym. Diet.) refers it to the provincial or Scottish scunner (0. Eng. scunian, to shun), to shrink back in fear or loathing.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Scoundrel'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​s/scoundrel.html. 1910.
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