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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I'm thinkin' she has taen a notion o' the callant.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various
Never in my born days did I know such a callant.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 by John Mackay Wilson
“It will hae been some callant trying to fley us, that’s a’.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 by Various
"Here's that harum-scarum callant," said Mr. Dunlop, looking somewhat glum.
From Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time by Agnes Maule Machar
He came to my night-school when he would be about eighteen, and I was perfectly astonished at the change that had taken place, even in the appearance o' the callant.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 by John Mackay Wilson
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