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Date Posted: 16:02:59 03/02/08 Sun
Author: Jonathan Dunn
Subject: Re: Satan the Accuser
In reply to: Katelyn R. 's message, "Re: Satan the Accuser" on 19:56:45 03/01/08 Sat

I found an interesting entry in the OED:

b. Applied to a person or animal as a term of abhorrence. Now rare.

1596 SHAKES. 1 Hen. IV, II. iv. 509 That villanous abhominable mis-leader of Youth, Falstaffe, that old white-bearded Sathan. 1600 W. WATSON Decacordon (1602) 9 How many Sathans and begotten of the diuell did he tearme them? 1754 RICHARDSON Grandison III. i. 9, I called her a little Satan. 1867 A. J. WILSON Vashti xi, My mistress will say it was my fault, and she will stand by the grey satans [sc. ponies] through thick and thin. 1900 G. SWIFT Somerley 148 Let me go! you fiends! you Satans! let me go!

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