Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for ROGU-ER-Y
ROGU-ER-Y, n.
- The life of a vagrant. [Now little used.] – Donne.
- Knavish tricks; cheating; fraud; dishonest practices. 'Tis no scandal grown, / For debt and roguery to quit the town. – Dryden.
- Waggery; arch tricks; mischievousness.
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