10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRAPULOUS»
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crapulous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Cupboard Love 2: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities
crab apple — crapulous name of this crustacean, first recorded about a thousand
years ago, derives from an unknown Germanic source, one that is probably also
the source of the word crawl. Crab the crustacean may in turn be the source of ...
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Quixstar: A Novel by the Author of "Blindpits."
I'm told that the very game was scared ; and by the way, the sea-king was
crapulous." " That's the name John Gilbert invented for Peter Veitch," said Effie ; "
but what does crapulous mean ? " " What ! Tou learned ladies don't know what ...
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Voices Through Many Years
But for the crapulous and drunken swine, ' Vates ' he keeps the swinging cat-o'-
nine ; And here invites the curious not to fail, But be his convoy at the dust-cart's
tail. This ' Vates ' then, this ' Advertiser's scribe,' The most horn-mad of all the
Grub ...
George James Finch-Hatton Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham, 1879
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
crapulous. push, shove, force, ram, jam, stuff, pack, pile, squash, compress,
squeeze, wedge. 4 most of the students are cramming for exams: study, review,
bone up. cramp noun stomach ...
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Voices through many years
But for the crapulous and drunken swine, ' Vates ' he keeps the swinging cat-o'-
nine ; And here invites the curious not to fail, But be his convoy at the dust-cart's
tail. This ' Vates ' then, this ' Advertiser's scribe,' The most horn-mad of all the
Grub ...
George James Finch- Hatton (11th earl of Winchilsea.), 1879
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
I suppose his distresses and his crapulous habits will not render him difficult on
this head. Jefferson, Correspondence, II. 484. Bather than such cockney
sentimentality as this, as an education for the taste and sympathies, we prefer the
most ...
William Dwight Whitney, 1906
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The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
Same as crapulous. crapulous (krap'u-lus), a. [= F. crapuleux, < LL. crapulosus,
drunken, < L. crapula, drunkenness: see crapula.] Drunken; given up to excess in
drinking; characterized by intemperance. [Rare.] I suppose his distresses and his
...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
8
The Defeat of Youth: And Other Poems
Crapulous. Impression. >l< (ToJ.S.) Still life, still life the high-lights shine Hard
and sharp on the bottles: the wine Stands firmly solid in the glasses, Smooth
yellow ice, through which there passes The lamp's bright pencil of down-struck
light.
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Pocket Oxford English Dictionary
crackbrained. |. crapulous. 204 crackbrained adj. informal very foolish.
crackdown n. a series of severe measures against undesirable or illegal
behaviour. cracked adj. informal mad; crazy. cracker n. 1 a paper cylinder which,
when pulled ...
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Gluttony: A Dictionary for the Indulgent
crapulous. (KRAP-yuh-luss) ADJECTIVE: Describes a person or thing who
makes a habit of overindulging in food and/or alcohol; the word also describes
one who is suffering from the effects of overindulgence.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRAPULOUS»
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crapulous is used in the context of the following news items.
Glastonbury from the armchair is the best way to do it
Thousands of words have fallen out of use, such as snollygoster, crapulous, fudgel, quidnunc. But for every fudgel there will be a photobomb to ... «The Northern Echo, Jun 15»
7 Strange Murder Cases That Made History In 19th Century England
... and most pitiable of their sex, to satisfy some inscrutably foul and crapulous vendetta; or, finally, we may dream of monsters, or ogres, and chimeras … «Bustle, Jun 15»
Review: Rolling Stones at AT&T Stadium
It was the most crapulous sound mix that I've heard at any live concert, anywhere, ever. And, as an extra "screw you" to fans who'd paid less ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jun 15»
Sepp Blatter and his cronies represent the darkness at the heart of …
The crapulous indulgence and creature comforts are not even the best of the action for the modern FIFA delegate. The sheer size of the fraud at ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
Hugger Mugger, Jargogle And Crapulous: The Obsolete British …
After all, who doesn't want to be able to say, "I've eaten a bucket load of carrot cake and I'm now feeling crapulous" in public? Don't let what ... «Huffington Post UK, May 15»
Houellebecq Skewers French Academe
With one difference: François represents the social class, the bourgeoisie, that Des Esseintes finds even more crapulous and corrupt than his ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Mar 15»
House of Cards recap: season three, episodes eight, nine and 10 …
Crapulous slide into slough of despond, part two. Oh dear. Doug's crashed and burned again. He's reverted to alcoholic crapulousness ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
15 obsolete words we should still be using
Crapulous is a word for overindulging that isn't used much these days — and that's a shame. (Photo: Everett Collection/Shutterstock). «Mother Nature Network, Feb 15»
Short reviews of what's in theaters
Bridges plays a crapulous knight who must train a young apprentice to help him battle Moore's arch-witch. (102 min., PG-13) (Peter Keough). «Boston Globe, Feb 15»
Vancouver manifests crapulous real estate hubris in grotesque …
Vancouver manifests crapulous real estate hubris in grotesque paean to post-apocalyptic capitalism. By. Michael Stewart. | January 23, 2015. Print. «rabble.ca, Jan 15»
