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besogne
† beˈsogne Obs. Also besognie, bessogne. [a. Fr. bisogne, ‘bisongne, a filthie knaue, or clowne; a raskall, bisonian, base humoured scoundrell’ (Cotgr.), ad. It. bisogno, cf. besonio.] a. A raw recruit. b. A low worthless fellow; = bezonian.1615 Chapman Odyss. Ep. Ded. 50 Against this host, and this...
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besognio
† beˈsonio, beˈsognio Obs. [var. of bisognio, a. It. bisogno ‘need, want; also, a fresh needy souldier. Bisogni, new leuied souldiers such as come needy to the war’ (Florio). ‘Applied in derision to young soldiers who landed in Italy from Spain ill accoutred and in want of everything’ (Vocab. della ...
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bezonian
† bezonian Obs. (bɪˈzəʊnɪan) Also 6 bezonion, 6– bi-, besonian. [f. It. bisogno, Sp. bisoño (see besonio). The ending is perh. -an, as in Oxonian, etc.] a. A raw recruit. b. (as a term of contempt) Needy beggar, base fellow, knave, rascal.1592 Nashe P. Penilesse Wks. 1883–4 II. 86 Trod vnder foote o...
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bisogno
‖ biˈsognio, bisogno Obs. [a. It. bisogno ‘need; also, a needy fellow, a raw recruit’; also in Sp. bisoño, Pg. bisonho, in same sense.] Early form of besonio, bezonian.1591 Garrard Art Warre 170 The name of a raw souldier, and Bisognio. 1598 Barret Theor. Warres ii. i. 17 Many inconueniences and dis...
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