knave

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A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack
A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a villain
A boy; especially, a boy servant
Any male servant; a menial
{n} a petty rascal, scoundrel, card, servant
The Jack, or the fourth highest ranking card of any suit The word itself become obsolete due to the use of abbreviated forms to designate the suits Since the "K" stood for the King, "Kn" would have signified the Knave, but this proved too cumbersome
A lad, a garcon, a servant (Anglo-Saxon, cnáfa; German, knabe ) The knave of clubs, etc , is the son or servant of the king and queen thereof In an old version of the Bible we read: “Paul, a knave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle,” etc (Rom i 1) This version, we are told, is in the Harleian Library, but is generally supposed to be a forgery But, without doubt, Wycliff (Rev xii 5, 13) used the compound “Knave-child,” and Chaucer uses the same in the Man of Lawe's Tale, line 5130
{i} jack, playing card with the figure of a knave; rogue, cheater, crook, scoundrel, villain
a boy
disapproval If someone calls a man a knave, they mean that he is dishonest and should not be trusted. = rogue, scoundrel
koken
jack
one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
A lad, a garcon, a servant (Anglo-Saxon, cnáfa; German, knabe ) The knave of clubs, etc , is the son or servant of the king and queen thereof In an old version of the Bible we read: “Paul, a knave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle,” etc (Rom i 1) This version, we are told, is in the Harlelan Library, but is generally supposed to be a forgery But, without doubt, Wycliff (Rev xii 5, 13) used the compound “Knave-child,” and Chaucer uses the same in the Man of Lawe's Tale, line 5130
In card games, knave is another word for jack
a boy A serving-man
knave of clubs
Alternative form of jack of clubs
knave of diamonds
Alternative form of jack of diamonds
knave of hearts
Alternative form of jack of hearts
knave of spades
Alternative form of jack of spades
knavish
Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent
knavish
{a} dishonest, fraudulent, waggish
knavishly
{a} dishonestly
knaves
plural of knave
knavish
Like or characteristic of a knave; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick
knavish
marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney"
knavish
Mischievous; roguish; waggish
knavish
{s} villainous, dishonest, deceitful; mischievous (Archaic)
knavishly
in an untrustworthy manner, villainously, deceitfully; mischievously (Archaic)
knavishly
Mischievously; waggishly; roguishly
knavishly
In a knavish manner; dishonestly; fraudulently
knave
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