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withersake

withersake

English

Alternative forms

  • wythersake

Noun

withersake (plural withersakes)

  1. (archaic) An apostate or perfidious renegade.
    • 1822, William Bennett, Malpas:
      "Go to with thy trade," replied Father Adrian, "I know thee not but for a lying withersake; a base pilfering waster and drawlatch; a cutting ribald moss trooper, and doer of ran and rapine; a common lecher and brawler; [...]