| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.[Websters]
2. Shorts or inferior flour.[Websters]. | |
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Date "CANAILLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1715. (references) |
| Etymology:Canaille \Ca*naille"\, noun. [French expression canaille (compare to Italian expression canaglia), prop. and originally pack of dogs, from the Latin expression Canis dog.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CANAILLE
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| Literature | Canaille (French, can-nay'e). The mob, the rabble (Italian, canaglia, a pack of dogs, from Latin canis, a dog). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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