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Webster 1913 Edition
Drawcansir
Draw′can-sir
,Noun.
[From the name of a bullying braggart character in the play by George Villiers called “The Rehearsal.”]
A blustering, bullying fellow; a pot-valiant braggart; a bully.
The leader was of an ugly look and gigantic stature; he acted like a
drawcansir
, sparing neither friend nor foe. Addison.
Definition 2024
drawcansir
drawcansir
English
Alternative forms
- Draw-can-sir
Noun
drawcansir (plural drawcansirs)
- (now rare) A blustering, bullying person; a braggart.
- 1852, Washington Irving, Tales from the Alhambra:
- While we were supping with our drawcansir friend, we heard the notes of a guitar and the click of castanets, and presently a chorus of voices singing a popular air.
- 1852, Washington Irving, Tales from the Alhambra: