Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - blackguard
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I. noun Date: 1535 1. obsolete the kitchen servants of a household 2. a. a rude or unscrupulous person b. a person who uses foul or abusive language • ~ism noun • ~ly adjective or adverb II. transitive verb Date: 1769 to talk about or address in abusive terms ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. a villain; a scoundrel; an unscrupulous, unprincipled person. --v.tr. abuse scurrilously. Derivatives blackguardly adj. Etymology: BLACK + GUARD: orig. applied collectively to menials etc. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1532, of uncertain application. Used of scullions and kitchen-knaves of noble households, of black-liveried personal guards, and of shoeblacks. By 1736, sense had emerged of "one of the criminal class." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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