Meaning of sassenach | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An English person.
   Scotland, derogatory
2. A Lowland Scot.
   Scotland, derogatory

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Examples

“'I distinctly heard the barman at that pub last⟳ night refer⟳ to us as Sassenachs.' 'Well, why not?' said Frank equably. 'It only means "Englishman", after all, or at worst, outsider and we're all of that.' 'I know⟳ what it means. It was the tone I objected to.'”

“But the Sassenach tried to starve⟳ the nation at home while the land⟳ was full of crops that the British hyenas bought and sold in Rio de Janeiro.”

“Shinty, once a battle royal between villages, is still a far tougher game than hockey, its nearest Sassenach equivalent.”

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