10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLUMMY»
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With the compassion Gemma had begun to expect of her, Plummy added, 'Oh,
the poor thing. I suppose she will have taken his death quite badly.' The words
unlike Julia seemed to hang unspoken between them. 'She's moved back, you
know ...
2
The Tomahawk: A Saturday Journal of Satire
Sarah," said the old lady, " send round to Dr. Plummy, and say I am ready to see
him as well as his assistant." The old servant went out. " A marvellous woman !"
thought Mr. Squigsby. " By Jove I'll do it " — and he drank off another glass of
wine ...
Arthur William A'Beckett, 1869
3
Julie and Romeo Get Lucky
“Dad, it's Plummy,” Raymond said. “Plummy's coming home?” “She wanted to
surprise you, so act surprised. She's taking some time off to come and see you,
so I told her she might as well roll up her sleeves and help out.” “Do you really
think ...
4
The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
plummy. , adv. Well; 'nicely': Cockney: 1851, Mayhew, I; †by 1910. Ex adj.
plummy. and. slam. *. All right: c.: ca 1860–1910. plump . A heavy fall or sudden
plunge: coll verging on S.E.: from ca 1450. 2. Hence, a blow (cf. PLUMPER):
1763, C.
Eric Partridge, Jacqueline Simpson, 1973
Jack moved back and looked helplessly at Plummy,who could only shrug.The
charade had to run its course.Twice more “
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrighto Les” rent the office confines.Down in the
factory it reverberated dozens of times ...
6
The Bedside Guide to No Tell Motel
Plummy. She stuck in her thumb and pulled out a plum. I didn't know it was in
there. I don't know what she did with it. How it felt to have it, hold it, know where it
had been. She stuck in her thumb and pulled out a plum. I helped her a little this ...
Molly Arden, Reb Livingston, 2005
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Burgundy: A Comprehensive Guide to the Producers, Appelatio
It is rich, full bodied, and deep, with an earthy, mineral character to its plummy
fruit. It needs a few years in the cellar to round out and reach maturity, and then
should last until the turn of the century. If you want a more seductive wine, the
Clos ...
8
The Last Woman He'd Ever Date (Mills & Boon Modern Tempted)
'That would be the plummy Ms Webb?' she enquired. He probably had more than
one assistant. 'Plummy?' 'Plummy. “Don't you people ever speak to one another?"
' she quoted in a particularly rich level of plum. “'l've already told your editor ...
9
The Hammarskjold Killing
I'm speaking on behalf of Toby Field.' 'He got my message?' Srian shook her
head in exasperation at her own stupidity, talk about rhetorical questions. Of
course he got your message, she told herself irritably as the plummy voice
continued, ...
10
Memoirs of James Hardy Vaux
A-cross signifies generally any collusion or unfair dealing between several
parties. PLUMMY. Right; very good; as it should be; expressing your approbation
of any act, or event, you will say, That's plummy, or It's all plummy ; meaning it is
all ...
James Hardy Vaux, Barron Field, 1819
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLUMMY»
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Review: Culinary gem serving 7- to 10-course dinners is tucked …
... entree were the delicious truffle mashed potatoes and the caramelized apple paper, extremely thin-cut apples slices that had a plummy flavor ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
For an Oxford Union orator, idiom is the message
However, the plummy accent of the UN diplomat-turned-Indian lawmaker must have also been an additional cause of surprise to the audience ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
The great grape fraternity
The last wine we tasted was of the winery Büyülübağ (which translates as Magical Vineyard) and had a plummy richness with hints of licorice ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jul 15»
Carlyle comes home
"I hadn't seen a play before I went to drama school, and there were loads of people walking around talking like that [adopts a plummy voice]. «Kidderminster Shuttle, Jul 15»
Wine Club: More reasons to celebrate
... its dark, damson fruit with leathery and cocoa overtones, while M Signature Red Douro 2013 has deep plummy fruit with touches of chocolate ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
Vidal Vs Buckley: television's nastiest feud
And then there are those accents - rich, plummy, hopelessly entitled mid-Atlantic drawls that can only be compared to the vocal stylings of ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
Seeking Victory By Default
It seemed that the lies uttered as cover-up grew to yet another dimension with plummy-voiced Goebbelses fabricating one set of lyrics for the ... «Sunday Leader, Jul 15»
Cormorants: pariah or plummy?
There seems to be no middle ground on people's opinion of cormorants. You either like them or despise them. Wonder if Mikey likes them? «Daily Mining Gazette, Jul 15»
Battle royal that developed into greatest race ever run
... public school system at a young age where he settled on the plummy, if less musical, tones that built him an illustrious career at the BBC. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
In India, We Are the Oppressors and the Oppressed
Many think being educated means being able to speak fluent English, and that too with a plummy accent; the Queen's English, don't you know. «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»
