scattergood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of scattergood
Example Sentences
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Now, do not image this preacher as a dreaming scattergood; he would do as much as any man should, that is to say, his utmost, in his pulpit and his parish.
From John Wesley, Jr. The Story of an Experiment by Dan B. Brummitt
And now, my lords, there is that young scattergood the Laird of Bucklaw's fine to be disposed upon.
From The Bride of Lammermoor by Sir Walter Scott
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