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devil's delight en · NOUN
Meanings
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(dated, slang) A riot; a row.
They are tied by the head, so that they are unable to lie down; but, their legs being free, they kick up a devil's delight during the storm, and sharpen the sensations of their sea-sick neighbors. They snort, and neigh, and groan with terror, […]
1863, William G. Sewell, The Ordeal of Free Labor in the British West Indies, page 13:[…] though he would certainly not himself do us any harm, he would awake a devil's delight of fire from all sides from the still dispersed pillagers […]