[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rascal \ras"cal\ ra^s"kal, n. oe. rascaille rabble,
   probably from an of. racaille, f. racaille the rabble,
   rubbish, probably akin to f. racler to scrape, assumed ll.
   rasiculare, rasicare, fr. l. radere, rasum. see rase, v.
   1913 webster
   1. one of the rabble; a low, common sort of person or
      creature; collectively, the rabble; the common herd; also,
      a lean, ill-conditioned beast, esp. a deer. obs.
      1913 webster

            he smote of the people seventy men, and fifty
            thousand of the rascal.               --wyclif 1
                                                  kings 1
                                                  samuel vi.
                                                  19.
      1913 webster

            poor men alone? no, no; the noblest deer hath them
            horns as huge as the rascal.        --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. a mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest person; a
      rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster.
      1913 webster

            for i have sense to serve my turn in store,
            and he's a rascal who pretends to more. --dryden.
      1913 webster
see also:
rase 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rascal \ras"cal\, a.
   of or pertaining to the common herd or common people; low;
   mean; base. "the rascal many." --spencer. "the rascal
   people." --shak.
   1913 webster

         while she called me rascal fiddler.      --shak.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

rascal
     n 1: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel syn: rogue, knave,
           rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet
     2: one who is playfully mischievous syn: imp, scamp, monkey,
         rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag
see also:
rogue knave rapscallion scalawag scallywag varlet 
imp scamp monkey 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

53 moby thesaurus words for "rascal":
   bad boy, bastard, blackguard, blighter, booger, bounder, buffoon,
   bugger, cad, cutup, dastard, devil, elf, enfant terrible, funmaker,
   good-for-nothing, heel, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, imp, joker,
   jokester, knave, little devil, little monkey, little rascal,
   lowlife, minx, mischief, mischief-maker, miscreant, pixie,
   practical joker, prankster, precious rascal, puck, rapscallion,
   rogue, rotter, rowdy, ruffian, scalawag, scamp, scapegrace,
   scoundrel, shyster, sneak, spalpeen, villain, wag, wastrel,
   wretch

[5] : THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)

rascal, n.  a fool considered under another aspect.

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