(ˈ)hän(t)s|vu̇(ə)rst noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: German, from Low German Hansworst, literally, Jack sausage
: a broadly farcical or burlesque stock character common in German comedy in the 16th to the 18th centuries
(ˈ)hän(t)s|vu̇(ə)rst noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: German, from Low German Hansworst, literally, Jack sausage
: a broadly farcical or burlesque stock character common in German comedy in the 16th to the 18th centuries
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012