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Hotten suggests a corruption of Latin rūsticus (“boorish; a boor”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
rusty guts
Today it means: A blunt, rough old fellow. Full definition →
Today it means: A blunt, rough old fellow. Full definition →
Hotten suggests a corruption of Latin rūsticus (“boorish; a boor”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.