Callan
a lad; boy.
Contemporary Examples
Making Wall Street Pay Charlie Gasparino February 8, 2009
Making Wall Street Pay Charlie Gasparino February 8, 2009
Making Wall Street Pay Charlie Gasparino February 8, 2009
Historical Examples
Ulysses James Joyce
Kilgorman Talbot Baines Reed
Kilgorman Talbot Baines Reed
Kilgorman Talbot Baines Reed
Speeches from the Dock, Part I Various
The Mystery of Mary Stuart Andrew Lang
Kilgorman Talbot Baines Reed
noun
(Scot) a youth; lad
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