canaille
(uncountable, Canada) Shorts or inferior flour.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(uncountable, Canada) Shorts or inferior flour.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(countable, collective) The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.
I was on a rampart watching the enemy pitch their camp; and, seeing the crowd of idlers round the stream, I asked M. du Pont, commissary of the artillery, to send one cannon-shot among this canaille: he gave me a flat refusal, saying tha…
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“Serge Gainsbourg - Vieille Canaille B [You Rascal You] Les images peuvent être inexactes et/ou pas disponibles https://www.radiosouvenirsfm.com”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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