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sirrah
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tags: [obsolete]
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Definition:a term of address to a child or an inferior man; "little man""
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Uses:
SUB. Sirrah, my varlet, stand you forth and speak to him,
Like a philosopher: answer in the language.
Name the vexations, and the martyrisations
Of metals in the work.
Ben Jonson. The Alchemist (1610)
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Off with you! Leave my house this instant, sirrah, And never dare set foot in it again.
DAMIS: Yes, I will leave your house, but …
ORGON: Leave it quickly.
Molière. Tartuffe Or, the Hypocrite
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E. Ant.: I do obey thee, till I give thee bail.
But, sirrah, you shall buy this sport as dear
As all the metal in your shop will answer.
William Shakespeare. The Comedy of Errors
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How now, sirrah, that pound he lent you when you were hungry?
Marry, I wanted it.
James Joyce. Ulysses
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What the pox! You know whom I have dined with every day since I left you, better than I do. What do you mean, sirrah? Slids, my ailment has been over these two months almost. Impudence, if you vex me, I will give ten shillings a week for my lodging; for I am almost st—k out of this with the sink, and it helps me to verses in my “Shower.”
Jonathan Swift. Letter VIII. (London, Oct. 31, 1710)
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