canaille

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canaille - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Canaille \Ca*naille"\, n. [F. canaille (cf. It. canaglia), prop.
     and orig. a pack of dogs, fr. L. Canis dog.]
     1. The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.
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     2. Shorts or inferior flour. [Canadian]
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