subs. (old).—A villain; a Hector: cf. RAMP and RAPSCALLION.
1593. NASHE, Strange News [T. L. KINGTON-OLIPHANT, The New English, ii. 11. … stands the word RAMPALIAN, whence may have come the later RAPSCALLION].
1598. SHAKESPEARE, 2 Henry IV., ii. 1. Away you scullion, you RAMPALLIAN, you fustilarian!
1599. J. COOKE, Green’s Tu Quoque, or the Cittie Gallant [DODSLEY, Old Plays (REED), vii. 23]. Who feeds you?… ’tis not your sausage-face, thick, clouted-cream, RAMPALLIAN at home.
1613. BEAUMONT and FLETCHER, The Honest Man’s Fortune, ii. 1.
| Orl. Out upon them, | |
| RAMPALLIONS, I will keep myself safe enough | |
| Out of their Fingers. |
1639. DAVENPORT, A New Tricke to Cheat the Divell. And bold RAMPALLION like, swear and drink drunk.
1822. SCOTT, The Fortunes of Nigel, xxvi. I was almost strangled with my own band by twa RAMPALLIANS, wha wanted yestreen, nae farther gane, to harle me into a change-house.
