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devilkin

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[dev-uhl-kin] / ˈdɛv əl kɪn /

noun

  1. a little devil; imp.


Etymology

Origin of devilkin

First recorded in 1500–10; devil + -kin

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"We would have punished this thine impertinent curiosity, had we not other business for thee, friend," said the malicious little devilkin.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by John Roby

Your father sent me on a message to the little devilkin last night.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby

Certainly I am a devilkin; you called me, and on your summons I came.

From The Russian Garland being Russian Folk Tales by J. R. de Rosciszewski

As ugly a devilkin lives there as ever put paw and breech upon hidden treasure.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby

An awful, red-eyed, scrambly fiend scared me—a real, live, hairy devilkin on stilts.

From The Unspeakable Perk by Samuel Hopkins Adams

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