callant
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of callant
1710–20; < Dutch kalant fellow, chap, customer < Old North French caland customer
Example Sentences
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Dinna fash about these things now," said M'Nab with impatience, "It's that poor callant, Herbert—he's very ill—it's a fever he's caught.
From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Lever, Charles James
“It will hae been some callant trying to fley us, that’s a’.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 by Various
Then, callant," added Betty, shaking her head, and sighing as she spoke—"I dinna ken what we'll do wi' ye.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
What do ye want, callant, that ye deafen my auld lugs like that?
From The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
The description agrees unco weel, sir," said James; "for mony a sober Christian and mony a royit callant lie thegither below yon grassy divot, withoot bein sensible o' the company they keep.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 by Various
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