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A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.
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A mongrel (biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties).
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(typically referring to a man) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person.
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Some bastard stole my car while I was helping an injured person.
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A man, a fellow, a male friend.
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Get over here, you old bastard!
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(often preceded by 'poor') A person deserving of pity.
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Poor bastard, I feel so sorry for him.
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A child who does not know his or her father.
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Something extremely difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
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Life can be a real bastard.
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A variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin, fake or counterfeit.
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The architecture was a kind of bastard, suggesting Gothic but not being true Gothic.
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An intermediate-grade file; also bastard file.
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A sweet wine.
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A sword that is midway in length between a short-sword and a long sword; also bastard sword.
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An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from syrups that have been boiled several times.
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A large mould for straining sugar.
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A writing paper of a particular size.
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A Eurosceptic Conservative MP, especially in the government of John Major.