What does blackguardise mean?
Blackguardise means Alternative form of blackguardize..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Alternative form of blackguardize..
Nothing tends so much to blackguardise the sport of the ring as its alleged illegality.
"An' they that winna buy his gear, May pass his door - their duty's clear; While they that never patronize him, Hae nae richt, Tib, to blackguardise him.” Tibbie. “Blackguardise him! what for no? Is't no thro' him the torrents flow?"
If the workers strike to get more money they are denounced as drunkards and shirkers, and are held responsible for a war failure absolutely due to the incompetence of the men who blackguardise them.
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Blackguardise means Alternative form of blackguardize..
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Nothing tends so much to blackguardise the sport of the ring as its alleged illegality.
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