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He had, during the last four years, done a good deal of "devilling"; he had attended at the Old Bailey watching for "soups" with untiring patience.

From Mike Fletcher A Novel by Moore, George (George Augustus)

In English legal phraseology "devil" and "devilling" are used of barristers who act as substitutes for others.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various

And the devilling and the creaming are sometimes better than the chocolate and the biscuit.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George

They would be better employed taking a walk, devilling for some investigator, browsing in museums or libraries, or even arguing with each other.

From Cambridge Essays on Education by Various

Well, I shall win because I want nothing but my fare to London to start there to-morrow earning my own living by devilling for Honoria.

From Mrs. Warren's Profession by Shaw, Bernard