Old Nick

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Old Nick (British & Australian old-fashioned, humorous)

the Devil (= the enemy of God in the Christian religion) In his latest film, he plays a gambler who sells his soul to Old Nick in return for winning a fortune.

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He begged Powell to understand that if Captain Anthony chose to strike a bargain with Old Nick to- morrow, and Old Nick were good to the captain, he (Franklin) would find it in his heart to love Old Nick for the captain's sake. Chance by Conrad, Joseph View in context In my terror and turmoil of mind I could imagine nothing less than that the Old Nick, at the moment of our overturn, had annihilated my wife and jumped into her petticoats. Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context If we mean the same gentleman, as I suppose we do,' Hugh rejoined softly, 'I tell you this--he's as good and quick information about everything as--' here he paused and looked round, as if to make sure that the person in question was not within hearing, 'as Old Nick himself. Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context			offer to offer up office officiate often ogle Oh, boy oh, sure Oh, ye of little faith Oh, yeah? oil oil the wheels oink out ointment okay old old as Methuselah old as the hills old battle-axe old college try old enough to be mother Old habits die hard old hand old hat old heave-ho Old Nick old one-two old poacher makes the best gamekeeper old warhorse old wives' tale olde-worlde olive omit from on on a diet on a dime on a first-name basis on a fool's errand on a knife-edge on a par with on a pedestal on a power trip on a roll on a shoestring on a silver platter on a slippery slope on a string on a tangent on a tight leash on a wing and a prayer on account			Old Mutual Employee Benefits Old Mutual Financial Network Old Mutual Fund Managers Old Mutual Investment Administrators Old Mutual Investment Group Old Mutual Investment Group South Africa Old Mutual Investment Partners Old Mutual Life Assurance Co. Ltd. Old Mutual Life Assurance Company South Africa Old Mutual Securities Limited Old N Rubbish Old Name for South African State Security Bureau Old nass Old nass Old National Bank University Old National Road Old natura brevium Old Naval Hospital Old Navy Old Navy Card Old Negev Research Institute Old Network Service Provider Old New Hanover Genealogical Society Old New Orleans Iron Forge Old Newspapers Old Nick Old Noll Old Noll Old Nordic Old Norse Old Norse Old Norse Old Norse language Old Norse language Old Norse languages Old Norse literature Old Norse Religion Old Norse Runic Old North Bridge Hounds Old North Dayton Old North Durham Neighborhood Association Old North French Old North French Old North Londoners' Association Old North St. Louis Old North State Old North State Old North State Old North State Old North State Council Old North State Dental Society Old North State Lacrosse Old North State Medical Society Old Northside Foundation, Inc. Old Northwest Old Northwest

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