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sassenach
/ˈsæs.ə.næk/
noun 3
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noun
1
An English person.
'I distinctly heard the barman at that pub last night refer to us as Sassenachs.' 'Well, why not?' said Frank equably. 'It only means "Englishman", after all, or at worst, outsider and we're all of that.' 'I know what it means. It was the tone I objected to.'
2
A Lowland Scot.
But the Sassenach tried to starve the nation at home while the land was full of crops that the British hyenas bought and sold in Rio de Janeiro.
noun
1
Alternative form of sassenach.
Shinty, once a battle royal between villages, is still a far tougher game than hockey, its nearest Sassenach equivalent.
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'I distinctly heard the barman at that pub last night refer to us as Sassenachs.' 'Well, why not?' said Frank equably. 'It only means "Englishman", after all, or at worst, outsider and we're all of th
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But the Sassenach tried to starve the nation at home while the land was full of crops that the British hyenas bought and sold in Rio de Janeiro.
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Shinty, once a battle royal between villages, is still a far tougher game than hockey, its nearest Sassenach equivalent.
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