callant
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of callant
1710–20; < Dutch kalant fellow, chap, customer < Old North French caland customer
Example Sentences
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“It will hae been some callant trying to fley us, that’s a’.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 by Various
"What's that to ye, callant?" he said at last.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
Then well-a-day for a "cantie callant," A heart of gold and a soul of glee,— Sportsman, gentleman, squire and gallant,— Teacher, maybe, of you and me.
From To Your Dog and To My Dog by Kinnicutt, Lincoln Newton
My secret's oot; an', whether that callant tells Sleuthie or no, it's clear I canna keep langer this siller in a thatched cottage.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
A soft-spoken callant wi' reddish hair—a puir thin sort o' body wi' a ferrety face.
From The Bushranger's Secret by Clarke, Henry, Mrs.
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