10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PESKILY»
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Dictionary of Americanisms, 2nd ed. enlarged
II. p. 292. Persimmon Beer. A kind of domestic beer whose principal ingredient is
persimmons. Pert end up. Better ; more cheerful. — Sherwood's Georgia. Peskily.
Confoundedly; very; extremely. I know not the origin of this New England word.
John Russell Bartlett, 1859
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Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases ...
PERSIMMON BEER. A kind of domestic beer whose principal ingredient is
persimmons. PERT END UP. Better ; more cheerful. — Sherwood's Georgia.
PESKILY. Confoundedly ; very ; extremely. I know not the origin of this New
England word.
John Russell Bartlett, 1859
3
Emerson's United States Magazine
You may depend upon it, we should elect Gin- eral Cass easy enough if it wasn't
for Gincral Taylor ; but he stands peskily in the way, jest as much as he stood in
the way of the Mexicans at Bony Vista. As for Mr. Van Burcn, if he stood agin ...
4
Putnam's Monthly Magazine of American Literature, Science ...
I see where all the difliculty is, as plain as day. You may depend upon it. we
should elect Gineral Cass easy enough if it wasn't for Gineral Taylor; but he
stands peskily in the way, jest as much as he stood in the way of the Mexicans at
Bony ...
5
Letters of J. Downing: Major, Downing-ville Militia, Second ...
And I am peskily afeard, that seein the Law says none of our folks shall borrow
money without consent of Congress (and which, upon the hull, is a pretty safe law
, for Congress couldn't tell otherwise how the money was goin)—I am, I say, ...
Charles Augustus Davis, 1834
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Letters of J. Downing, Major
And I am peskily afeard, that seein the Law says' none of our folks shall borrow
money without consent -of Congress (and which, upon the hull, is a pretty safe
law, for Congress couldn't tell otherwise -how the money was goin) — I am, I say,
...
Charles Augustus Davis, 1834
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Dictionary of Americanism. - New-York, Bartlett 1848
In clearing the forests, the persimmon is usually preserved; and it is probable that
the quality of the fruit might be improved by cultivaEiom—Encyc. .flmer. PERTEN
D UP. Better; more cheerful.--Sherwood's Georgia. PESKILY. Very ; extremely a ...
John Russel Bartlett, 1848
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
He might have known how to feel forother folks, andnot funkify them so peskily.
Ibid, xxviii. I'm peskily sorry about that mare. 1869. H.B.Stowe, OldtownFolks, 66.
Igotcaught in those pesky blackberrybushes. 1881. Harper's Monthly, May, 872.
Well, he sol there riling np agin all on 'em, larfin' peskily, when an arrer missed,
and showing grit at every erittnr a'most : it rose my Ebenezer oneommon, and
made every one kinder savage to heer him. ' Yonr fingers seems a-meltin',' says
he ...
Well, he sot there riling up agin all on 'em, larfin' peskily, when an arrer missed,
and showing grit at every erittur a'most : it rose my Ebenezer oneommon, and
made every one kinder savage to heer him. ' Your fingers seems a-meltin',' says
he ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PESKILY»
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How To Tell Someone's Lying And What Makes A Good Liar …
While I have a good memory (check for lying) and likely a lot of white matter (check two), I also seem to have a strong moral sense that, peskily, gets in the way. «Bustle, Jul 15»
Lena Headey falls in 'unconditional heartbreaking divine love' with …
Lena Headey is now the mother of a baby girl, and we almost hope she named her Myrcella. Alas, life peskily does not adhere to apropos fan ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
Overinvited: An insider's guide to London's summer party season …
Suffering from Uber costs, hangovers in the office and muscle strain from those peskily heavy goodie bags? Time to check your privilege. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
Weather hype's a big snow job
It can wane like my interest in rugby after the mighty Stags conclude their ITM Cup campaign or peskily stick around for summer like low-riding, ... «Scene Queenstown, Jun 15»
What You Need to Know for the Hottest Half Knot Yet
You most definitely have tried the “half knot” out when washing your face, or when those peskily short angles won't get out of your eyes. But like ... «StyleCaster, Jun 15»
Right-wing think tank miraculously makes child care space …
What is also new is that the child care "proponents" (who peskily continue to point out that there are child care space shortages since so many ... «rabble.ca, May 15»
Braves lick wounds after getting brutally swept by Nats
Harper was peskily effective, even without going yard. From ESPN: Wilson Ramos extended his hitting streak to 13 games and delivered a ... «Atlanta Sun Times, May 15»
Flames blank Oilers, tie franchise record for road wins
Like Markus Granlund's two goals as part of a peskily efficient line with fellow rookies Josh Jooris and Michael Ferland. “They gave us quite a ... «Calgary Herald, Apr 15»
Hearts 2-0 Queen of the South: Champions stroll
As soon as the squall of balloons that delayed kick-off as they swirled peskily around the pitch was dealt with, Hearts took the game by the ... «Scotsman, Mar 15»
Aurora Central Catholic boys basketball falls in sectional semifinal
ACC (15-15) capitalized on the Indians' 4:17 scoring drought to begin the fourth quarter, peskily pulling to within one possession after trailing ... «Kane County Chronicle, Mar 15»
