Polisson

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A dishonest or mischievous person; a scamp. rare

    "The polisson picked up his pocket-handkerchief and went—quite quietly, with simple manly grace; and that's the first I ever saw of Barty Josselin—and it was some fifty years ago."

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antimodelbad guybaddiebastardblackguardbounder

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"The polisson picked up his pocket-handkerchief and went—quite quietly, with simple manly grace; and that's the first I ever saw of Barty Josselin—and it was some fifty years ago."

Etymology

Etymology tree French polissonbor. English polisson Borrowed from French polisson.

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