devilkin (devlkin)

[ No wonder that a Beelzebub has his devilkins to attend his call. Richardson, Clari a Harlowe, VI. 14. devil-may-care (dev'l-mā-kar'), a . [A sentence, the devil may care (sc. I don't ), used as an adj.] Reckle ; carele . [Slang.] Toby Crack it, seeming to abandon as hopele any further effort to maintain his usual devil - may - care swagger, turned to Chitling and said, "When was Fagin took, then?" Dickens, Oliver Twist, L. You know I don't profe to have any purpose in life perfectly devil -may-care. W. M. Baker, New Timothy, p. 292. [Irreg. devil +