SPALPEEN


Meaning of SPALPEEN in English

/spal peen", spal"peen/ , n. Irish Eng.

1. a lad or boy.

2. a rascal; scamp.

[ 1770-80; spailpín seasonal hired laborer, rude person, scamp, equiv. to spailp spell, bout, turn + -ín n. suffix ]

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