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sirrah
[sir-uh]
noun
Archaic.
a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
sirrah
/ ˈsɪrə /
noun
archaic, a contemptuous term used in addressing a man or boy
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sirrah1
C16: probably variant of sire
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Example Sentences
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The mind builds itself like a sirrah’s nest with whatever is at hand: silk threads and stolen hair and the feathers of dead kin.
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Give it to me: give it to me, sirrah.
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"And who are you, sirrah?" demanded Felgate, giving him a fierce look that cowed him for the time.
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He had told me that my tongue outran my thoughts, and I stood silent until he asked me curtly, "Well, sirrah, what do you say?"
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Bear it in mind, sirrah; and when you perform, give Perigord a wide berth.
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