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(noun) - (1) A strange, awkward figure . . . acting contrary to reason, or propriety; as if labouring under the influence of a spell.
--John Brockett's Glossary of North Country Words, 1825
(2) Byspel, one whose worthlessness is proverbial.
--Sir James Murray's New English Dictionary, 1888
January 17, 2018