10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIBLE-POUNDER»
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Bible-pounder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Why should he, Sam Trimble, bother his head with the absurd fantasies of this
insignificant shabby, white-livered little Bible-pounder who could worry his
picayune soul to a frazzle over such profitless hair-splitting ? Why had he allowed
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This Presbyterian Church of Ours
Jessie described him as "a Bible pounder." Soon the pulpit Bible in the small
country church they attended was falling apart. Their father went off to town to
order a new one. Before it arrived, their mother had gathered up the pieces of the
old ...
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
bible . Nautical: 'a hand-axe; a small holystone [sandstone employed in the
cleaning of decks], so called from seamen using them kneeling': Admiral Smyth in
his valuable Sailors' Word Book, 1867. C.18–20; ob. The holystones were also ...
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The Complete Guide to Understanding, Controlling, and ...
... making fun of her clothes loud enough for others to hear, telling her that she
was ugly and stupid, and ridiculing her religion, calling her a “Bible pounder,” “
Preacher girl,” “Jesus' girlfriend.” Mark shoved Lanell's books off her desk, poked
her ...
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
Religion An (over)enthusiastically religious person Bible-banger; Bible-pounder;
Christer; fundi; God-botherer; God squad; holy Joe Excessively religious pi A
member of a particular religion Doolan; left-footer; Metho; Pape; Prod; Proddy-
dog; ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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Chaplains to the Imprisoned: Sharing Life with the Incarcerated
"What's the new Bible pounder like? Does he whine at you? Does he bitch about
the daddies and the queens? Above all — does he stool?" (1963:182). Similarly,
Runyan, in In For Life, records the judgement of an inmate: The Protestant ...
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The Stories I Never Told You:
My dear friend, While serving as a young trooper at Fort Blissmany years ago, our
platoon sergeant, maliciously called the “Bible Pounder,” frequently visited us on
Saturday afternoons. He wasn't there to inspect the barracks or to see how ...
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Informal English: Puncture Ladies, Egg Harbors, Mississippi ...
Bible-pounder is a variant. West. . . . Fire escape, a revivalist; a preacher. [
Weseen] Fire insurance agent, a preacher. New England. [Hanford] hamfatter A
recent name in some quarters of New York for a second-rate dude or masher. [
Farmer] ...
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Chaplains to the Imprisoned: Sharing Life with the Incarcerated
'What's the new Bible pounder like? Does he whine at you? Does he bitch about
the daddies and the queens? Above all —- does he stool?" (1963:182). Similarly,
Runyan, in In For Life, records the judgement of an inmate The Protestant ...
Letitia C Pallone, Richard D Shaw, 2014
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Blue Butterfly: A Detective John Bowers Mystery
"Is she a fundamentalist Bible pounder?" "Her daddy's a preacher in Medford, I
think. Seventh Day Adventist or Jehovah's Witness or something like that. But
she's a lush. That's the rumor I hear at my hair salon. And hey, that makes it
official.
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIBLE-POUNDER»
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Bible-pounder is used in the context of the following news items.
El Chapo has been arrested. Who's the most-wanted drug lord now?
When its top leaders were arrested, he broke away to form the Knights Templar. Grayson described him in 2011 as “their top Bible-pounder. «Washington Post, Feb 14»
Mexico keeps reputed drug lord on education payroll
“He's their top Bible-pounder,” Grayson said. Since forming last year, the Knights have killed scores of rivals and attacked police and other ... «Washington Post, Aug 11»
