01 n. One of the rabble; a low, common sort of person or creature; collectively, the rabble; the common herd; also, a lean, ill-conditioned beast…
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One of the rabble; a low, common sort of person or creature; collectively, the rabble; the common herd; also, a lean, ill-conditioned beast, esp. a deer.[Obs.]“He smote of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand of the rascal.” — Wyclif (1 Kings [1 Samuel] vi. 19).“Poor men alone? No, no; the noblest deer hath them [horns] as huge as the rascal.” — Shak.
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A mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest person; a rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster.“For I have sense to serve my turn in store, And he's a rascal who pretends to more.” — Dryden.