Both Uses of
peasant
in
The Taming of the Shrew
- ] I know the boy will well usurp the grace, Voice, gait, and action, of a gentlewoman; I long to hear him call the drunkard husband; And how my men will stay themselves from laughter When they do homage to this simple peasant.†
Scene 0.1
- You peasant swain! you whoreson malt-horse drudge!†
Scene 4.1 *
Definition:
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(peasant) used historically or possibly in relation to a very poor country: a person of low income, education, and social standing -- especially one who raises crops or livestock