canaille

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He then relieves his feelings by shaking his fist in the direction of Versailles, and exit growling "Canaille de Bismarck."

From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Labouchere, Henry

There is a little moral thing in France, Called by the natives bienseance, Much are the English mob inclined to scout it, But rarely is Monsieur Canaille without it.

From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by Parton, James

"Canaille," says the deliverer mildly, and plucked at the cloak of the man he had overthrown to wipe his sword.

From The Highwayman by Bailey, H. C. (Henry Christopher)

We were all calling out, 'Here, Canaille, fetch us what you have in your most secret corner.'

From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. by Freytag, Gustav

"Canaille" is the only word to describe it.

From Love Conquers All by Williams, Gluyas