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Rudesby

Rudesby \Rudes"by\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] An uncivil, turbulent fellow. [Obs.]
--Shak.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
rudesby

"insolent person," 1560s, mock surname from rude + -by, common place-name (and thus surname) ending element, as in Grimsby, Rigby. Similar formations in idlesby, sneaksby "paltry, sneaking fellow" (1570s), suresby.

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rudesby

n. (context archaic English) A rude person