"drawcansir" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɹɔːˈkansə/ [UK] Forms: drawcansirs [plural]
Etymology: After Drawcansir, a character in George Villiers' play The Rehearsal. The character's name is a play on Almanzor, from Dryden's The Conquest of Granada. Head templates: {{en-noun}} drawcansir (plural drawcansirs)
  1. (now rare) A blustering, bullying person; a braggart. Tags: archaic Synonyms: Draw-can-sir

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