What is a brutal person; a savage in heart or manners; as unfeeling or coarse person. An ill-natured brute of a husband. Franklin called?
brute — A brutal person; a savage in heart or manners; as unfeeling or coarse person. An ill-natured brute of a husband. Franklin. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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