Old Nick
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Old Nick
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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Broad Branch is one of a few distilleries trying to curb the shortage of hygiene products, and at least one of two in the Triad with Old Nick Williams Farm and Distillery in Lewisville.
From Washington Times
Their best answer to date is the other “goblin metal” closely associated with cobalt, nickel, whose name comes from a German spirit closely related to Old Nick.
From Economist
The outside of Old Nick’s is unprepossessing and the inside only a little better.
From The Guardian
His deputy called him diabolus bibliothecae, “the devil of the library”; others referred to him simply as Old Nick.
From The New Yorker
Canadian stage and screen actor Tom McCamus first auditioned for the role of Old Nick in "Room."
From Los Angeles Times
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