Drawcansir

Drawcansir is a blustering, bullying boaster in Buckingham's play the The Rehearsal; he kills every one of the combatants, "sparing neither friend nor foe."

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

This literature article about a character is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Literary characters Literary character stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат? Synonyms: Blusterer, bully, swaggerer, braggart, braggadocio, Bombastes Furioso Phanias Furuset Line Look at other dictionaries: Drawcansir — Draw can*sir, n. [From the name of a bullying braggart character in the play by George Villiers called The Rehearsal. ] A blustering, bullying fellow; a pot valiant braggart; a bully. [1913 Webster] The leader was of an ugly look and gigantic… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English Drawcansir — /drö kanˈsər/ (literary) noun A blustering bully ORIGIN: Drawcansir (parodying Dryden s Almanzor), who ‘kills em all on both sides in Buckingham s play The Rehearsal (performed 1671) …   Useful english dictionary drawcansir — noun A blustering, bullying fellow; a bully …   Wiktionary DRAWCANSIR —    a blustering, bullying boaster in Buckingham s play the Rehearsal ; he kills every one of the combatants, sparing neither friend nor foe …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia drawcansir — n. Blusterer, bully, swaggerer, braggart, braggadocio, Bombastes Furioso …   New dictionary of synonyms drawcansir — A person who kills both friend and foe, or who destroys his own cause while fighting his opponents …   Grandiloquent dictionary The Covent-Garden Journal — The 18 January 1752 issue of The Covent Garden Journal The Covent Garden Journal (modernised as The Covent Garden Journal) was an English literary periodical published twice a week for most of 1752. It was edited and almost entirely financed by… …   Wikipedia Paper War of 1752-1753 — In 1752, Henry Fielding started a paper war between the various authors on London s Grub Street. Although it began as a dispute between Fielding and John Hill, other authors, such as Christopher Smart, Bonnell Thornton, William Kenrick, Arthur… …   Wikipedia La Répétition (Buckingham) — Acte IV scène 1 : apparition de Pallas La Répétition, titre original The Rehearsal, est une comédie de la Restauration anglaise, en cinq actes et en prose, du duc de Buckingham. Elle a été jouée pour la première fois à Londres au Théâtre… …   Wikipédia en Français Blusterer — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Blusterer >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 blusterer blusterer swaggerer vaporer roisterer brawler Sgm: N 1 fanfaron fanfaron Sgm: N 1 braggart braggart &c.(boaster) 884 Sgm: N 1 bully bul …   English dictionary for students 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”