bastard

  • 51bastard — [13] The idea underlying the word bastard appears to be that of a child born of an impromptu sexual encounter on an improvised bed, for it seems to echo Old French fils de bast, literally ‘packsaddle son’, that is, one conceived on a packsaddle… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 52bastard — [ bα:stəd, bast ] noun 1》 archaic or derogatory an illegitimate person. 2》 informal an unpleasant or despicable person.     ↘Brit. a person of a specified kind: you lucky bastard!     ↘a difficult or awkward situation or device. adjective 1》… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 53bastard (!) — Noun. 1. A contemptible person. Derived from the original meaning, an illegitimate person, when to be born out of wedlock was viewed as objectionable. 2. A pitiable person. E.g. That poor bastard never stood a chance once the avalanche started.… …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 54bastard (!) — Noun. 1. A contemptible person. Derived from the original meaning, an illegitimate person, when to be born out of wedlock was viewed as objectionable. 2. A pitiable person. E.g. That poor bastard never stood a chance once the avalanche started.… …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 55bastárd — a m (ȃ) 1. biol. potomec staršev z različno dedno osnovo; križanec: ta pes je bastard 2. slabš., redko nezakonski otrok, zlasti če so njegovi starši iz zelo različnih družbenih razredov: v hiši svojega bogatega očeta se je počutil tujca in… …

    Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika

  • 56bastard — a, bastard, o n. bâtarde. Es pas bastard cu lei sieus sembla prov …

    Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

  • 57bastard — [13] The idea underlying the word bastard appears to be that of a child born of an impromptu sexual encounter on an improvised bed, for it seems to echo Old French fils de bast, literally ‘packsaddle son’, that is, one conceived on a packsaddle… …

    Word origins

  • 58bastard — Cod Cod, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L. gadus merlangus.] (Zo[ o]l.) An important edible fish ({Gadus morrhua}), taken in immense numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is especially abundant and large on the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 59bastard — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old Frisian bost marriage, Old English bindan to bind Date: 14th century 1. an illegitimate child 2. something that is spurious, irregular, inferior, or of …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 60Bastard —    In the Old Testament the rendering of the Hebrew word mamzer , which means polluted. In Deut. 23:2, it occurs in the ordinary sense of illegitimate offspring. In Zech. 9:6, the word is used in the sense of foreigner. From the history of… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary