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To cast reflections on; to asperse.

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  1. v. t. To cast reflections on; to asperse.
  2. n. A reflection; a jeer or gibe; a sally; a brief satire; a squib.
  3. n. A wanton girl; a light wench.
  4. n. a short theatrical episode
  5. To cast reflections on; to asperse. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Crose. 1. A reflection; a jeer or gibe; a sally; a brief satire; a squib. Tooke. A similar vein satire upon the emptiness of writers is given in his "Tritical Essay upon the Faculties of the Human Mind;" but that is a mere skit compared with this strange performance. Leslie Stephen. 2. A wanton girl; a light wench. [Obs.]
  6. To cast reflections on; to asperse. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Crose.
  7. n:100 n. a short theatrical episode