rouse-abouts

Updated: May 5, 2025

It was more than a mere custom with the mediaeval baron it was a large part of the religion which guided his rascally life to wolf his half-raw pork in fellowship with his rouse-abouts; hence he could bash the latter about at pleasure; and they, in return, were prepared to die in his service. A good solid social system, in its own brutal and non-progressive way.

Joseph Furphy - Such Is Life