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heyduke

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heyduke (plural heydukes)

  1. Alternative spelling of hajduk
    • 1732 May 20, The London Journal, page 76, column 1:
      [I]n the village of Medreyga in Hungary, certain dead Bodies (call'd there Vampyres) had kill'd several Persons by sucking out all their Blood: That Arnold Paul, an Heyduke, having kill'd four Persons after he was dead, his Body was taken up 40 Days after[.]