Definition of Hellions

1. Noun. (plural of hellion) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hellions

1. hellion [n] - See also: hellion

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hellions

hellhag
hellhags
hellhole
hellholes
hellhound
hellhounds
hellhouse
hellhouses
hellicat
hellicats
hellicograph
hellier
helliers
helling
hellion
hellions (current term)
hellish
hellishly
hellishness
hellishnesses
hellkite
hellkites
hellman
hello
hello girl
hello there
hello yourself, and see how you like it
helloed
helloes
helloing

Literary usage of Hellions

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Abstracts of Wills in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury at Somerset House by James Henry Lea (1904)
"Venne, in Upton hellions; by will of John Newcomb, deed., late of Crediton, co. Devon., clothier, I have to pay anns. to Reymond Newcomb, Alexr. and Oliver ..."

2. The English Illustrated Magazine (1897)
"He 's the best- lookin' zingle man in Holcombe hellions, by a long ways. ... The redoubtable Walter Priston, the strong man of Holcombe hellions, ..."

3. School Violence: Views of Students & the Community: Congressional Hearings edited by Michael Castle (2001)
"Three are hellions. They aren't 6-year-old hellions; they are adult hellions. She can't do anything about it, and neither does anyone else do anything about ..."

4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1894)
"The poor of Crediton and of Sand- ford and the other poor of Upton hellions. To Dame Amy, my dear, loving and faithful wife, all the jewels, plate and books ..."

5. Book of the West by Sabine Baring-Gould (1900)
"He was baptised on Christmas Day, 1763, at Upton hellions, and was an illegitimate child ; but he was tenderly brought up by his uncle, a village blacksmith ..."

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