10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CODGER»
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CODGER. (MAYBE). Iwasn'tbornacowboybutacowboyIbecame I'm known as
Slick around these parts but you'd recognize my family name I came out here as
a youngman couldn't abide thelife my daddy chose He educated me to be a
lawyer ...
Betty Harrison Hopewell, 2010
2
The Broadview Anthology of Restoration and ...
CODGER. Not in the present circumstance, sir, because, as I was going to say—
DABBLER. Nay then, sir, I'm sure I'm a judge of nothing! CODGER. That may be,
sir, but is not to the present purpose; I was going— DABBLER. Suppose, sir, we ...
3
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, Esq: Published Under ...
Codger. Call up my father ! If i:'s the fame to you, we'll let him slav where he is.
Mrs. M. Why, pr;-y ? Codger. Because, Ma'am, it might happen to make the
difference 01" three thousand a year tq me. Mrs. M. Ha, ha, ha! you're truly comic.
4
Sanctified and Chicken-Fried: The Portable Lansdale
Down in the pit Codger screamed. It could be described no other way. Muncher
had him on his back and was biting him on the belly. Codger was trying to double
forward and get hold of Muncher's head, but his tired jaws kept slipping off of the
...
5
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe
Codger. That was a rat, tat, tat, tat. Corny. Why Lord Sir, don't be angry, I made as
much noise as I cou'd. Codger. Oh very well — so you have been . Corny. Yes Sir
, the day Iook'd so fine, 1 thought I might as well go take a walk. Codger.
6
The Witlings and The Woman-Hater
Codger. Your Ladyship, madam, will not hear me. I was going— Lady Smatter. If
you please, Sir, we'll drop the subject, for I rather fancy you will give me no very
new information concerning it, — do you think he will, Mr. Dabler? Codger.
Frances Burney, Peter Sabor, Geoffrey Sill, 2002
7
Chinese Medicine and Healing: An Illustrated History
When the codger heard about it, he laughed, went downstairs, and with one
finger carried it up. The vessel appeared to hold about a pitcherful, yet even with
both men drinking from it, in a whole day it was not emptied. Changfang desired
to ...
TJ Hinrichs, Linda L Barnes, 2013
8
Tales of the Red Moon Clan
Neol tracked Codger easily and now lay among the boulders on high ground.
The two men approached in dress shoes, stumbling along the rutted trail. Neol
flicked his tail with anticipation as his gaze darted toward the puma directly
opposite ...
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The English dialect dictionary
CODGER, sb.' and o. Chs. Der. Nh . War. Glo. Dev. Cor. Written coager Dev. ;
coajer ev. Cor.“ Also in forms cawzer Glo}; cozier Glo. [ko'dga(r). 1. 56. A
shoemaker. In comb. (1 Codger's-end, {a} a shoemaker's waited thread; {6) cobb
er's wax; ...
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THE LADY'S MAGAZINE OR ENTERTAINING COMPANION FOR THE FAIR SEX
Young Codger returns to town from Oxford, during the vacation, to his uncle's
houfe, but is denied admittance by Cofey, wh:> is fquire Codger's butler, on
account of his having, during the time he was at college, turned player ;
anlwbilftaftng ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CODGER»
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codger is used in the context of the following news items.
Four Kentucky women who deserve a statue in Capitol
“You can't pass a park without seeing a statue of some old codger on a horse. It must be his bravery; you can tell it isn't his horsemanship. «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»
Paul McCartney: Lennon's death made him a martyr
This interview with McCartney has all the correct adulation, but the writer doesn't hesitate to point out the codger's more irritating characteristics. «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
Littwin: Sanders and Trump: Blockbusters of the 2016 presidential race
Bernie, meanwhile, is an old codger. He is a self-described socialist, although not the kind who wants to own the steel companies, because ... «The Colorado Independent, Jul 15»
The Knicks' Shockingly Sane, Smart Offseason
... deliberate rebuilding of the team over the past few weeks, the Zen Master calls to mind not a disinterested codger, but another famous New ... «VICE, Jul 15»
What do you mean by codger?
Since you always seem to go overboard in your efforts to be politically correct, one has to assume that you consider codger as a proper ... «Prince George Citizen, Jul 15»
New anglers: Catch them while they're young
I knew an old codger who tried those tricks on me and still had me bugging him to go fishing 30 years later. Give it a try and you'll never regret it ... «The Tracy Press, Jul 15»
Green: Tigers threw themselves into quagmire
Baseball's haughty traditions started with Connie Mack, a codger who would manage championship clubs standing in the dugout adorned in a ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
Retirement advice from a Boomer to a Millennial
You don't want to be known as that codger in the office everyone avoids because he's just dying to deliver a lecture on retirement planning. «4029tv, Jul 15»
Outrage culture changed the world: “PC” critics are wrong …
Listen to what this old codger at the age of 31 — which in Internet terms might as well be 81 — has to tell you about what was actually ... «Salon, Jul 15»
Sonic Reducer: Raccoon Fighter, Rey Pila and Heartless Bastards
The emerging crotchety old codger in me hates this album, with its obvious love of the synth nightmare that was the 1980s; the father in me has ... «Weekly Alibi, Jul 15»
