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Jesus being forty days tempted of the devil. --Luke iv. 2.
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That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world. --Rev. xii. 9.
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2. An evil spirit; a demon. [1913 Webster]

A dumb man possessed with a devil. --Matt. ix. 32.
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3. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. ``That devil Glendower. ``The devil drunkenness. --Shak.
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Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? --John vi. 70.
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4. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or, ironically, of negation. [Low]
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The devil a puritan that he is, . . . but a timepleaser. --Shak.
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The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there. --Pope.
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5. (Cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
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Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron. --Sir
W. Scott.
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6. (Manuf.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.
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Blue devils. See under Blue.

Cartesian devil. See under Cartesian.

Devil bird (Zo"ol.), one of two or more South African drongo shrikes ({Edolius retifer}, and {Edolius remifer}),
believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery.

Devil may care, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used adjectively. --Longfellow.

Devil s apron (Bot.), the large kelp ({Laminaria saccharina}, and {Laminaria longicruris}) of the Atlantic
ocean, having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped
somewhat like an apron.

Devil s coachhorse. (Zo"ol.) (a) The black rove beetle ({Ocypus olens}). [Eng.]
(b) A large, predacious, hemipterous insect ({Prionotus
cristatus}); the wheel bug. [U.S.]

Devil s darning-needle. (Zo"ol.) See under Darn, v. t.

Devil s fingers, Devil s hand (Zo"ol.), the common British starfish ({Asterias rubens}); -- also applied to a
sponge with stout branches. [Prov. Eng., Irish & Scot.]

Devil s riding-horse (Zo"ol.), the American mantis ({Mantis Carolina}).

The Devil s tattoo, a drumming with the fingers or feet. ``Jack played the Devil s tattoo on the door with his boot
heels. --F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag.).

Devil worship, worship of the power of evil; -- still practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil
forces of nature are of equal power.

Printer s devil, the youngest apprentice in a printing office, who runs on errands, does dirty work (as washing
the ink rollers and sweeping), etc. ``Without fearing the
printer s devil or the sheriff s officer. --Macaulay.

Tasmanian devil (Zo"ol.), a very savage carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania ({Dasyurus ursinus} syn. {Diabolus
ursinus}).

To play devil with, to molest extremely; to ruin. Low [1913 Webster]

devil dev"il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deviledor Devilled; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deviling}or {Devilling}.]
1. To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a
devil.
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2. To grill with Cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.
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A deviled leg of turkey. --W. Irving.

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English