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Drawcansir

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.

The leader was of an ugly look and gigantic stature; he acted like a drawcansir, sparing neither friend nor foe.
--Addison.

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drawcansir

n. A blustering, bullying fellow; a bully.

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Drawcansir

Drawcansir is a fictional character in Buckingham's play the The Rehearsal. He kills every one of the combatants, "sparing neither friend nor foe."

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