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Definition of Callants
1. callant [n] - See also: callant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Callants
Literary usage of Callants
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poems by James Ballantine (1856)
"WE'VE a' ta'en the rue, an' grown Gallants again ; We've a' ta'en the rue, an'
grown callants again : Man's honour is folly, his wisdom is vain— We've ta'en ..."
2. The Laird of Logan, Or, Anecdotes and Tales Illustrative of the Wit and by David Robertson, John Donald Carrick, William Motherwell, Andrew Henderson (1889)
"... at the head of the Blne-coat scholars, marching with them to church, and
keeping a sharp look-ont, in case any of his " callants," as he called them, ..."
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