A weight which is dropped into a bore, as of an oil well, to explode a cartridge previously lowered.

(dated) An apprentice printer.

(idiomatic) Alternative form of speak of the devil

plural of folk devil

(idiomatic, sociology) A person or type of person blamed by the public for various ills, as during a moral panic.

(idiomatic) Used to add emphasis to “what” when beginning a question.

An avian cryptid of Sri Lanka, said to emit human-sounding shrieks that portend death; possibly the spot-bellied eagle owl (Bubo nipalensis) or Ceylon highland nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus).

plural of devil bird

(US, Akron, Ohio) The grassy area between the sidewalk and the street.

plural of she-devil