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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic, Scotland) A violent, overbearing man; a ruffian, bully or braggart..
“[…]but ere this preparative pass, that we dare not correct our scholars for fear of bangsters and clanned gentlemen, they shall have all the blood of my body first.”
None can ever match his fling, At a reel, or round a ring. Wightly can he wield a rung; In a brawl he's aye the bangster:[…]
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Bangster means (archaic, Scotland) A violent, overbearing man; a ruffian, bully or braggart..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“[…]but ere this preparative pass, that we dare not correct our scholars for fear of bangsters and clanned gentlemen, they shall have all the blood of my body first.”
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