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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Devil \Dev"il\, n. [AS. de['o]fol, de['o]ful; akin to G. ?eufel,
Goth. diaba['u]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. ? the
devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to
throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr.
gal to fall. Cf. Diabolic.]
1. The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and
spiritual of mankind.
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[Jesus] being forty days tempted of the devil.
--Luke iv. 2.
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That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which
deceiveth the whole world. --Rev. xii. 9.
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2. An evil spirit; a demon.
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A dumb man possessed with a devil. --Matt. ix.
32.
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3. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. ``That devil
Glendower.'' ``The devil drunkenness.'' --Shak.
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Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a
devil? --John vi. 70.
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4. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or,
ironically, of negation. [Low]
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The devil a puritan that he is, . . . but a
timepleaser. --Shak.
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The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare,
But wonder how the devil they got there. --Pope.
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5. (Cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and
excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
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Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting
oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron. --Sir
W. Scott.
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6. (Manuf.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton,
etc.
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Blue devils. See under Blue.
Cartesian devil. See under Cartesian.
Devil bird (Zo["o]l.), one of two or more South African
drongo shrikes ({Edolius retifer, and Edolius remifer),
believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery.
Devil may care, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used
adjectively. --Longfellow.
Devil's apron (Bot.), the large kelp ({Laminaria
saccharina, and Laminaria longicruris) of the Atlantic
ocean, having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped
somewhat like an apron.
Devil's coachhorse. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The black rove beetle ({Ocypus olens). [Eng.]
(b) A large, predacious, hemipterous insect ({Prionotus
cristatus); the wheel bug. [U.S.]
Devil's darning-needle. (Zo["o]l.) See under Darn, v. t.
Devil's fingers, Devil's hand (Zo["o]l.), the common
British starfish ({Asterias rubens); -- also applied to a
sponge with stout branches. [Prov. Eng., Irish & Scot.]
Devil's riding-horse (Zo["o]l.), the American mantis
({Mantis Carolina).
The Devil's tattoo, a drumming with the fingers or feet.
``Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his boot
heels.'' --F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag.).
Devil worship, worship of the power of evil; -- still
practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil
forces of nature are of equal power.
Printer's devil, the youngest apprentice in a printing
office, who runs on errands, does dirty work (as washing
the ink rollers and sweeping), etc. ``Without fearing the
printer's devil or the sheriff's officer.'' --Macaulay.
Tasmanian devil (Zo["o]l.), a very savage carnivorous
marsupial of Tasmania ({Dasyurus ursinus syn. Diabolus
ursinus).
To play devil with, to molest extremely; to ruin. [Low]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Devil \Dev"il\, n. [AS. de['o]fol, de['o]ful; akin to G. ?eufel,
Goth. diaba['u]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. ? the
devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to
throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr.
gal to fall. Cf. Diabolic.]
1. The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and
spiritual of mankind.
[Jesus] being forty days tempted of the devil.
--Luke iv. 2.
That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which
deceiveth the whole world. --Rev. xii. 9.
2. An evil spirit; a demon.
A dumb man possessed with a devil. --Matt. ix.
32.
3. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. ``That devil
Glendower.'' ``The devil drunkenness.'' --Shak.
Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a
devil? --John vi. 70.
4. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or,
ironically, of negation. [Low]
The devil a puritan that he is, . . . but a
timepleaser. --Shak.
The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But
wonder how the devil they got there. --Pope.
5. (Cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and
excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting
oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron. --Sir
W. Scott.
6. (Manuf.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton,
etc.
Blue devils. See under Blue.
Cartesian devil. See under Cartesian.
Devil bird (Zo["o]l.), one of two or more South African
drongo shrikes ({Edolius retifer, and E. remifer),
believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery.
Devil may care, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used
adjectively. --Longfellow.
Devil's apron (Bot.), the large kelp ({Laminaria
saccharina, and L. longicruris) of the Atlantic ocean,
having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped somewhat
like an apron.
Devil's coachhorse. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The black rove beetle ({Ocypus olens). [Eng.]
(b) A large, predacious, hemipterous insect ({Prionotus
cristatus); the wheel bug. [U.S.]
Devil's darning-needle. (Zo["o]l.) See under Darn, v. t.
Devil's fingers, Devil's hand (Zo["o]l.), the common
British starfish ({Asterias rubens); -- also applied to a
sponge with stout branches. [Prov. Eng., Irish & Scot.]
Devil's riding-horse (Zo["o]l.), the American mantis
({Mantis Carolina).
The Devil's tattoo, a drumming with the fingers or feet.
``Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his boot
heels.'' --F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag.).
Devil worship, worship of the power of evil; -- still
practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil
forces of nature are of equal power.
Printer's devil, the youngest apprentice in a printing
office, who runs on errands, does dirty work (as washing
the ink rollers and sweeping), etc. ``Without fearing the
printer's devil or the sheriff's officer.'' --Macaulay.
Tasmanian devil (Zo["o]l.), a very savage carnivorous
marsupial of Tasmania ({Dasyurus, or Diabolus, ursinus).
To play devil with, to molest extremely; to ruin. [Low]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
devil's coach-horse
alt.
A large black European rove beetle, (taxlink Staphylinus olens
species noshow=1) or (taxlink Ocypus olens species noshow=1).
n.
A large black European rove beetle, (taxlink Staphylinus olens
species noshow=1) or (taxlink Ocypus olens species noshow=1).
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
devil's coach-horse
alt.
A large black European rove beetle, (taxlink Staphylinus olens
species noshow=1) or (taxlink Ocypus olens species noshow=1).
n.
A large black European rove beetle, (taxlink Staphylinus olens
species noshow=1) or (taxlink Ocypus olens species noshow=1).
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
devil's coach-horse
alt.
A large black European rove beetle, (taxlink Staphylinus olens
species noshow=1) or (taxlink Ocypus olens species noshow=1).
n.
A large black European rove beetle, (taxlink Staphylinus olens
species noshow=1) or (taxlink Ocypus olens species noshow=1).
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
devil's coach-horse
alt.
A large black European rove beetle, (taxlink Staphylinus olens
species noshow=1) or (taxlink Ocypus olens species noshow=1).
n.
A large black European rove beetle, (taxlink Staphylinus olens
species noshow=1) or (taxlink Ocypus olens species noshow=1).
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