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  • noun dated A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person. Usually, only used to refer to a male person.
  • noun archaic A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.

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  • presumably a spelling variation of the homophonic blackguard

    June 28, 2009