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Black Douglas

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Meaning · English

Sir William Douglas, lord of Nithsdale, who died about 1392.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tên của một quý tộc Scotland

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Black & white Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Black Douglas” mean?

Sir William Douglas, lord of Nithsdale, who died about 1392.

Is “Black Douglas” formal or informal?

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