(modern = SON OF A BITCH), subs. phr. (old).—A term of reproach or contempt.
[?]. Arthour and Merlin, 312.
| BICHE-SONE! thou drawest amis, | |
| Thou schalt abigge it y-wis! |
1833. MARRYAT, Peter Simple I. xiv. You burgoo-eating, pea-soup-swilling, trousers-scrubbing SON OF A BITCH! Ibid., III. xxvii. You are a d——d trencher-scraping, napkin-carrying, shilling-seeking, up-and-down-stairs SON OF A BITCH.
