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The Devil's Dictionary: Rarebit

by Ambrose Bierce RAPACITYRASCALRAREBIT -n. A Welsh rabbit, in the speech of the humorless, who point out that it is not a rabbit. To whom it may be solemnly explained that the comestible…

The Devil's Dictionary: Rash

by Ambrose Bierce RASCALITYRATIONALRASH -adj. Insensible to the value of our advice. "Now lay your bet with mine, nor let These gamblers take your cash." "Nay, this child makes…

The Devil's Dictionary: Ink

by Ambrose Bierce INJUSTICEINNATEINK -n. A villainous compound of tannogallate of iron, gum-arabic and water, chiefly used to facilitate the infection of idiocy and promote intellectual…