do-nothing
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Do-nothing, dōō′-nuth′ing, n. one who does nothing: a lazy or idle person: a fain�ant.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Like his wife Louis the Do-nothing was barely twenty years of age.
From The Infant's Skull Or The End of the World. A Tale of the Millennium by Sue, Eugène
Louis the Do-nothing was asleep at full length upon his lounge near to the table that was still covered with the dishes and vases of gold and silver.
From The Infant's Skull Or The End of the World. A Tale of the Millennium by Sue, Eugène
"Halloa, you girl!" called out Louis the Do-nothing to Marceline who was taking up her bucket of water.
From The Infant's Skull Or The End of the World. A Tale of the Millennium by Sue, Eugène
Louis the Do-nothing, a youth of indolent and puerile mind, felt his curiosity pricked, but failed to draw any explanation from Blanche.
From The Infant's Skull Or The End of the World. A Tale of the Millennium by Sue, Eugène
