Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Guiltless; innocent; free from fault or blame.
- Guileless; simple.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Obs. or Prov. Eng. Quiet; peaceable; harmless; innocent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective provincial, Northern England
Blameless ,guiltless ,innocent .
Etymologies
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Examples
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` ` Maister Ringan Aikwood Poinders, I do not know what you call sackless, --- but let alone all de oils and de soot dat you say he has, and I will tell you I was dis night robbed of fifty pounds. by your oil and sooty friend, Edies Ochiltree; and he is no more in your barn even now dan I ever shall be in de kingdom of heafen. ''
The Antiquary 1845
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"Maister Ringan Aikwood Poinders, I do not know what you call sackless, -- but let alone all de oils and de soot dat you say he has, and I will tell you I was dis night robbed of fifty pounds by your oil and sooty friend,
The Antiquary — Volume 02 Walter Scott 1801
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"Maister Ringan Aikwood Poinders, I do not know what you call sackless, -- but let alone all de oils and de soot dat you say he has, and I will tell you I was dis night robbed of fifty pounds by your oil and sooty friend,
The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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“Maister Ringan Aikwood Poinders, I do not know what you call sackless, — but let alone all de oils and de soot dat you say he has, and I will tell you I was dis night robbed of fifty pounds by your oil and sooty friend, Edies Ochiltree; and he is no more in your barn even now dan
The Antiquary 1584
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Then stood Regin staring on the earth a long while, and presently thereafter spake from heavy-mood: “Mine own brother hast thou slain, and scarce may I be called sackless of the deed.”
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Then stood Regin staring on the earth a long while, and presently thereafter spake from heavy-mood: "Mine own brother hast thou slain, and scarce may I be called sackless of the deed."
The Story of the Volsungs Anonymous 1873
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I'll be the first to admit that the Dems are for the most part a bunch of corrupt, inept, sackless weenies but how in the name of God could anyone vote for the Republicans?
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Enter Maybin, who received a reported $14 million in guarantees while being held sackless in two seasons with the Buffalo Bills.
On Paper, Maybin Looks an Awful Lot Like Gholston Michael Salfino 2011
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In Ellis's case, he's sackless and has just seven tackles through six games.
Former Jets Are Behind Enemy Lines Chris Herring 2011
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Just another example of the impotent sackless dem leadership that lets this a$$hat have any chairmanship or caucus with them.
hernesheir commented on the word sackless
(adj., Yorkshire dial.) - foolish, ineffectual, simple, stupid. From ON saklauss "innocent", "not guilty".
August 6, 2009