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Meaning of DRAWCANSIR

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Draw"can*sir\, n. [From the name of a bullying
braggart character in the play by George Villiers called
``The Rehearsal.'']
A blustering, bullying fellow; a pot-valiant braggart; a
bully.
      The leader was of an ugly look and gigantic stature; he
      acted like a drawcansir, sparing neither friend nor
      foe.                                     --Addison.
 
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