| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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A term of contempt; probably it means a rampant or wanton woman; hence in A New Trick to Cheat the Devil (1639) we have this line: “And bold rampallian-like, swear and drink drunk.” | 1 |
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“Away, you scullion! you rampallian! you fustilarian! I’ll tickle your catastrophe.”—Shakespeare: 2 Henry IV., ii. 1. |
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