10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLATTERN»
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A collection of poems from Kate Clanchy, covering such subjects as relationships between men and women, married men, self-sufficient men and wounded men.
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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
SLATTERN, a sluttish, untidy woman. (Scand.) Itis used both byButler and
Dryden; Todd's Johnson (no reference). The final nis difficult to account for; it is
either a mere addition, asinbittern, or slattern is short forslatterin' = slattering;
unless ...
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Book of Etiquette (Two Volumes in One)
Self —confidence, poise and dignity are valuable assets to have in business.
Correct dress aids materially in their development. THE SLATTERN It hardly
seems necessary in a book of this kind to speak about the slattern. And yet, some
bits of ...
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Folktales from Northern India:
The wife of a certain Bania was a wretched slattern, and did not know how to
cook anything. One day, as he was setting out for his shop, he said,“Cook some
curry for dinner.” So she procured all the materials and put them in a pot to boil.
William Crooke, Pandit Ram Gharib Chaube, Sadhana Naithani, 2002
Self-confidence, poise and dignity are valuable assets to have in business.
Correct dress aids materially in their development. THE SLATTEBN It hardly
seems necessary in a book of this kind to speak about the slattern. And yet, some
bits of ...
Elyot And you're an illmannered, badtempered slattern. Amanda(loudly) Slattern
indeed. Elyot Yes,slattern, slattern,slattern, and fishwife. Victor Keepyour mouth
shut, youswine. Elyot Mind your own damned business. They are about to fight, ...
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The Adventurer's Guide to the Imperial City
Close to Raya's Embrace (R41), though on the far side of the Span of Swords (
U10) there stands the little wolfsden known as the Saucy Slattern. It services
mostly fishermen, riverfolk, and sailors as well as a great number of imperial
soldiers ...
There was one moment of timeless suspension when the land did not move, the
train did not move, the slattern in the doorway did not move, he did not move. It
was as if God had lifted his baton sharply above the endless orchestration of the
...
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Drinkwater's Daughter : A Tale of Highwaymen:
Proudfoot began to feel forgotten. “So?” heasked,after he here?” a minute or two
of silence. “Is “Who, lover?”The nurse barely glanced at him. “TheConstable!” “No
, lover,” saidthe nurse. “No, lover,” echoed the slattern inthesteam.
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The Oxford Guide to Plays
Slattern, The (La Sagouine) A: Antonine Maillet Pf: 1971, New Brunswick Pb:
1971 Tr: 1979 G: Monodrama in 16 scenes; Acadian (Canadian French) prose S:
A room on the east coast of Canada, 1972 C: 1f 'The Slattern' is a 72-year-old ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLATTERN»
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20 terms you should ACTUALLY ban for describing Hillary Clinton
“Shrewish sharp-elbowed bossy slattern medusa fishwife hag jezebel termagant harridan ogress strumpet virago crone vixen” This is actually sexist and you ... «Washington Post, Mar 15»
The End Of Amateurism?
One man who has watched his fair share of pube-shaving is Frank Slattern. A former partner at the law firm Dewey & Leboeuf, Slattern has one of the largest ... «Above the Law, Aug 14»
Did Sevenoaks MP Michael Fallon call Telegraph columnist Bryony …
"Fallon's people say that he actually called me a "slattern", pointing out that this was the word I used when writing about the incident in my column four years ago. «News Shopper, Aug 14»
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Fallon breaks his silence on 'slut' row
Friends of Mr Fallon reportedly told the newspaper he did not use the term slut, but instead pointed to the fact Ms Gordon initially used the word slattern when ... «sevenoakschronicle.co.uk, Jul 14»
Carol Midgley: 'OK, you can call me a slattern - just don't call me a slut'
If you were at a party enjoying a drink, how would you prefer to be insulted? Would you rather a stranger approached and called you a “slattern” or that they ... «The Times, Jul 14»
Having children doesn't turn women into saints
Fallon's people say that he actually called me a “slattern”, pointing out that this was the word I used when writing about the incident in my column four years ago. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 14»
Bryony Gordon 'slut' claims: new defence secretary Fallon 'named …
... challenged Ms Gordon's claims, stating that when she had first covered the incident in 2010, she had said the unnamed minister had called her a "slattern". «The Independent, Jul 14»
The distortions, subjectivism and sectarianism of Floyd Shivambu
Some of our comrades love to write long articles with no substance, very much like the "footbindings of a slattern, long as well as smelly". Why must they write ... «Politicsweb, Jul 14»
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The real problem with benefits is not White …
This hideous, obese slattern has become the poster girl for Britain's obscene benefits culture, yet she is unrepentant. 'Blame the Prime Minister,' she replies ... «Daily Mail, May 14»
Cancel the Apocalypse, These LEGO 'Pacific Rim' Toys Are Amazing
So far he has built the film's Jaegers (Gipsy Danger, Striker Eureka, Crimson Typhoon and Cherno Alpha) and two of the Kaiju (Knifehead and Slattern) There's ... «ScreenCrush, Feb 14»
