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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
sirrah
    n 1: formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man
         or boy; often used in anger

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sirrah \Sir"rah\, n. [Probably from Icel. s[imac]ra, fr. F.
   sire. See Sir.]
   A term of address implying inferiority and used in anger,
   contempt, reproach, or disrespectful familiarity, addressed
   to a man or boy, but sometimes to a woman. In sililoquies
   often preceded by ah. Not used in the plural. "Ah, sirrah
   mistress." --Beau. & Fl.
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         Go, sirrah, to my cell.                  --Shak.
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