10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OILNUT»
Discover the use of
oilnut in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
oilnut and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine
Among these was the man who refused to credit my explanation about the note,
and who caused my arrest. He was swept completely away. Screwtight and
Company, and Gripeall, both went by the board. I am almost sorry to say, so did
Oilnut.
Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, 1862
2
The Knickerbocker; Or, New-York Monthly Magazine
culty : some taking a day to decide, some wishing to see other creditors, some
signing off at once. There was a Mr. Oilnut, whose office was in Wall-street, to
whom I paid an early visit He held our note for eleven hundred and fifty dollars.
I am almost sorry to say, so did Oilnut. This bland creature had speculated largely
in certain manufactures, which adverse affairs knocked completely in the head.
He made a bad failure. My people were of a different stamp. It is true they lost a ...
4
Undercurrents: A Romance of Business
By this time I saw plainly it was Mr. Oilnut's intention to be paid in full, and on the
day his note fell due. The seoundrel hoped before that, I should be once more in
active business and could not afford a protest. “Very well, Mr. Oilnut,” I said (for I ...
Richard Burleigh Kimball, 1863
5
Undercurrents of Wall-Street: A Romance of Business
Mr. Oilnut received me with an extreme of courtesydeeply regretted our
temporary embarrassment. As to his little affair, he presumed we did not intend to
include it in the list to be compounded with. I must recollect he had paid cash for it
—hard ...
Richard Burleigh Kimball, 1862
6
A Compendium of Molesworth's Marathi and English Dictionary
The fruit of oilnut- tree. /. A mouthful of boiled rice. 2 Oilnut-tree. site A pulse. 2 fig.
The fly or sight of a musket. ^5^5" n. Oil obtained from the oilnut-tree. [ing. 3fR n. s
Flying. 2 Jump- ^If a. Deficient. 2 Defective. 3 Wanting or absent. 4 Inferior.
James Thomas Molesworth, Baba Padmanji, 1863
7
A Natural History of Mount Le Conte
Just across the road from it is a stand of oilnut, or buffalo-nut, a small shrub, often
treelike, with bright green, simple leaves. In spring its blooms are greenish and
occur in small, pendant spikes. The fruits are green thick-walled nuts, not unlike ...
8
A Dictionary Marathi and English
^•kST pc (For V7TC>r) To throw up : also to T3«|4ufi & <3*ifat(t Better <^3"ztTjff &
<srf^5t. ^nSToS a (^3^t) That stays not long in one place. 2 R Dissipated, diverted
or detached from — attention, mind, affections. <sf*t»ft / C Oilnut-tree.
9
A compendium of Molesworth's Marathi and English dictionary
А mouthful of boiled rice. 2 Oilnut-tree. 3315 А pulse. 2 ŕig.The fly 111-5134111
of a miisket. BT'J'FI a. 011 obtained from the oilnut«tree. [ing ï-ë'ld n. s Flying. Í'
Jump? 30110. Deficient. 2 130100tive. 3 Vilantingz,r or absent. 4 Inferior. 5 Low
or ...
J.T. Molesworth, B. Padmanji
10
Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: Volume 1: North America
Jatropha hernandiifolia var. epeltata Pax Loureira peltata Desf. e peltate
nettlespurge; wild oilnut (Puerto Rico) f médecinier pelté s papayo (Puerto Rico);
tabaiba 4012 J atropha multifidaL. Euphorbiaceae SE North America (Central
America, ...
