Definition of knave

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Knave (n.) A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a villain..

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Knaveship :: Knaveship (n.) A small due, in meal, established by usage, which is paid to the under miller..
Knavery :: Knavery (n.) Roguish or mischievous tricks.
Knavess :: Knavess (n.) A knavish woman.
Tom :: Tom (n.) The knave of trumps at gleek.
Outknave :: Outknave (v. t.) To surpass in knavery.
Sequence :: Sequence (n.) Three or more cards of the same suit in immediately consecutive order of value; as, ace, king, and queen; or knave, ten, nine, and eight..
Knave :: Knave (n.) A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a villain..
Knight :: Knight (n.) A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
Jack :: Jack (n.) The knave of a suit of playing cards.
Shyster :: Shyster (n.) A trickish knave; one who carries on any business, especially legal business, in a mean and dishonest way..
Pam :: Pam (n.) The knave of clubs.
Greek :: Greek (n.) A swindler; a knave; a cheat.
Knavish :: Knavish (a.) Like or characteristic of a knave; given to knavery; trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick..
Beknave :: Beknave (v. t.) To call knave.
Quatorze :: Quatorze (n.) The four aces, kings, queens, knaves, or tens, in the game of piquet; -- so called because quatorze counts as fourteen points..
Picaresque :: Picaresque (a.) Applied to that class of literature in which the principal personage is the Spanish picaro, meaning a rascal, a knave, a rogue, an adventurer..
Euchre :: Euchre (n.) A game at cards, that may be played by two, three, or four persons, the highest card (except when an extra card called the Joker is used) being the knave of the same suit as the trump, and called right bower, the lowest card used being the seven, or frequently, in two-handed euchre, the nine spot. See Bower..
Wretch :: Wretch (v. t.) One sunk in vice or degradation; a base, despicable person; a vile knave; as, a profligate wretch..
Loo :: Loo (n.) An old game played with five, or three, cards dealt to each player from a full pack. When five cards are used the highest card is the knave of clubs or (if so agreed upon) the knave of trumps; -- formerly called lanterloo..
Knave :: Knave (n.) A boy; especially, a boy servant..
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