Definitions
one who is playfully mischievous
Word origin
Recorded since c.1330, as Middle English rascaile (“people of the lowest class, rabble of an army”), derived from 12th century Old French rascaille (“outcast, rabble”) (modern French racaille), perhaps from rasque (“mud, filth, scab, dregs”), from Vulgar Latin *rasicō (“to scrape”). The singular form is first attested in 1461; the present extended sense of "low, dishonest person" is from early 1586.
Used in a sentence
“And he smote Corinius on his shaven jowl with the dice box, calling him cheat and mangy rascal, whereupon Corinius drew forth a bodkin to smite him in the neck withal; […]”
“That little rascal bit me!”
“If you have deer in the area, you may have to put a fence around your garden to keep the rascals out.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Playful troublemaker”6 letters
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