makebate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of makebate
Example Sentences
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Barillon was therefore directed to act, with all possible precautions against detection, the part of a makebate.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
But after all he pays well that pays with gold; and Mike Lambourne was never a makebate, or a spoil-sport, or the like.
From Kenilworth by Scott, Walter, Sir
He appears to have played the part of firebrand and makebate in the John Scott duel already referred to.
From A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) by Saintsbury, George
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