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bastards

/ˈbæstərdz/ /ˈbɑːstərdz/

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noun

A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.

Examples :

"In the old days, some people treated bastards unfairly because their parents weren't married. "

family person society moral

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A mongrel (biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties).

Examples :

"The farmer bred his prize-winning sheep with a different breed, and the resulting lambs were considered bastards, ineligible for purebred competitions. "

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(typically referring to a man) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person.

Examples :

"Some bastard stole my car while I was helping an injured person."

character person attitude moral curse emotion language word

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A man, a fellow, a male friend.

Examples :

"Get over here, you old bastard!"

person human language

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(often preceded by 'poor') A person deserving of pity.

Examples :

"Poor bastard, I feel so sorry for him."

person suffering human

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A child who does not know his or her father.

Examples :

"In the old village, many were born bastards because their mothers never revealed the fathers' names. "

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Something extremely difficult or unpleasant to deal with.

Examples :

"Life can be a real bastard."

attitude character emotion

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A variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin, fake or counterfeit.

Examples :

"The architecture was a kind of bastard, suggesting Gothic but not being true Gothic."

quality type negative

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An intermediate-grade file; also bastard file.

Examples :

"He started smoothing the rough edges of the metal with the coarse file, then switched to the bastards for a finer finish before using the smoothest files. "

technical industry

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noun

Examples :

"At the wine tasting, we sampled several different types, but I especially enjoyed the sweet, rich flavor of the bastards. "

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A sword that is midway in length between a short-sword and a long sword; also bastard sword.

Examples :

"The knight preferred bastards because they were easier to wield in close quarters than longswords, but offered more reach than short swords. "

weapon military history item

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An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from syrups that have been boiled several times.

Examples :

"The old recipe called for "bastards" to give the gingerbread a rich, dark color and moist texture, but finding that specific type of sugar is nearly impossible today. "

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noun

A large mould for straining sugar.

Examples :

"The historical records show that the sugar refinery used several bastards to efficiently separate the molasses from the raw sugar crystals. "

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A writing paper of a particular size.

Examples :

"The stationery shop stocked a wide variety of paper, including standard A4 sheets, larger A3 sheets, and a section specifically for "bastards" meant for special projects. "

stationery writing

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A Eurosceptic Conservative MP, especially in the government of John Major.

Examples :

"During John Major's premiership, the Prime Minister often struggled to control the "bastards" within his own party who consistently opposed closer ties with Europe. "

politics government history