caitiff
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If a celebrated classroom caitiff like Peck's Bad Boy or Huckleberry Finn were to cut his swath through a U. S. school today, he would probably get off with a restrained scolding.
From Time Magazine Archive
Alas, caitiff that I am, why did I leave the place whereto I was appointed and wherein I had come to my old age?
From Tales from the Old French by Various
“Our friendship has ceased for ever,” muttered the burly caitiff betwixt his closed teeth as he descended the ladder—“for through your means the king hath become wroth with his servant.”
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis
He was, indeed, without question, the most selfish little caitiff that ever drove a quill upon parchment.
From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Curling, Henry
I heard the sword-play from the glen yonder, and soon knew the voice of that black caitiff.
From Cedric, the Forester by Marshall, Bernard Gay
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