10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THIEVISH»
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thievish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
thievish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lectures for the People
Thievish merchants, with their wicked and nefarious schemes and speculations
and dodges ; thievish bank directors, sacrificing without the slightest scruple the
interests of the shareholders, and reducing them to beggary; thievish schemers, ...
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Lectures to the Men of Liverpool ...
Thievish merchants, with their wicked and nefarious schemes and speculations
and dodges ; thievish bank directors, sacrificing without the slightest scruple the
interests of the shareholders, and reducing them to beggary ; thievish schemers,
...
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Trukese-English Dictionary
ewe meyi mwocho (mwocho) (dem. phr.): that rascal, thief. thievish tipemwocho (
nu.): thievish or rascally character. -»i2(unsp.): thievish, tricky (?). sound (vi., adj.):
be thievish, tricky. mwocho, mwacho(vi.,ad].): steal, (be) thievish. sorosoond(vi.) ...
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The Rollo Books: . Rollo learning to talk
THE THIEVISH CAT. A thievish cat ! Did you ever hear of a thievish cat? Perhaps
you do not know what thievish means. Well, I will tell you all about it. This pussy's
name is Grimalkin. It is a funny name THE RABBIT. 35 The Thievish Cat.
Jacob Abbott. the basket? Is there any thing else in this picture ? What is it ? What
do you think is in that jar? It is cream. lam afraid that thievish cat will find it out,
and pull it over. But I was going to tell you about that thievish cat. She saw her ...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors
And envious darkness, ere they could return, 194 Had stole them from me : else,
O thievish Night, And thus Spenser, Faer. Qu. i. x. 34. > " his weaker wandring
steps to guide, ** An ancient matron she to her does call." Todd. Ver. 194.
John Milton, Henry John Todd, 1826
Jacob Abbott. the basket? Is there any thing else in this picture ? What is it ? What
do you think is in that jar? It is cream. 1 am afraid that thievish cat will find it out,
and pull it over. But I was going to tell you about that thievish cat. She saw her ...
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...
J and catch, thief and had, mongft the Spartans thievery was a practo rally good
and honest. South, a. That vim stolen.— Injurious time now, with a robber's hs!a
Crams his rich tbiev'ry up. A • THIEVISH, adj. [from thief] 1. G stealing ; practising
...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816
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A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
Given to stealing ; addicted to the practice of theft ; as, a thievish boy. Or with a
base and boist'rous sword enforce A thievish living on the common road. Shak. 2.
Secret; sly; acting by stealth; as, thievish minutes. Shak. 3. Partaking of the nature
...
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Føroysk-Ensk ordabók: with Faroese folk-lore and proverbs : ...
(Mohr). tjovshond hand(s) of a thief, in expr like her hevur t. verid a — the hand of
a thief has been (at work) here. tjovskapur (rare) = stuldur. tjovskleiki thievishness
(Svabo). tjovskur tjovsk tjovskt 1) thievish; 2) malicious, spiteful; 3) = varbeittur ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THIEVISH»
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thievish is used in the context of the following news items.
Nigeria's thievish ex-ministers
SOMEWHAT, plomb, I had always believed that the Goodluck Jonathan administration was the worst in corruption rating the country has ever had under a ... «Gbooza, Jul 15»
Of mangoes and memories
Halfway through our collection, we were caught red-handed and scolded for the thievish act, later compensated with two mangoes each. Or perhaps those days ... «The Statesman, Jul 15»
High Octane Trailer For 'Point Break' Arrives
... duties as Johnny Utah, looking to go undercover and use his skills as an extreme sports expert to take down Edgar Ramirez's Bodhi and his thievish friends. «Filmoria, May 15»
Ross woman makes poetry of moments big and small
That dreadful, thievish December day / Arrived and slipped you quietly away / On angel wings you bid me goodbye / And left this broken heart of mine to forever ... «Tribune-Review, Mar 15»
Have You No Shame? Have You No Decency?
... we are ready at every minute to stand at attention, there develops among the people an inescapable view about us, as of some specifically thievish tribe. «FrontPage Magazine, Jun 14»
I am a real spy, not low-level system administrator - Snowden
... the Obama administration tended to speak about him as small fry, a thievish hacker that happened to be a system administrator at the NSA quite by chance. «RT, May 14»
The horrifying letter in which a scientist "confessed" to murder
Then Rhoads apparently lost his mind, writing, "They [Puerto Ricans] are beyond doubt the dirtiest, laziest, most degenerate and thievish race of men ever ... «io9, Jan 14»
What or Who Is an Indian Giver? A History of the Offensive Term
The journals of the Lewis and Clark expeditions set a tone for the thievish identity of Indians and the effects were long lasting. By 1848, the phrase “Indian giver” ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Oct 13»
Surviving My Parents: A Golem's Painful Memories of Childhood …
All the creatures of Faerie are tricksy, thievish, prestidigitational performers. Fairies have the duplicity of all subject peoples. I have always felt my own twoness, ... «Tablet Magazine, Sep 13»
The History Behind The Phrase 'Don't Be An Indian Giver'
Turning down the gift, however, insulted their hosts and led Lewis and Clark to label the Indians "forward and impertinent, and thievish," in their journals. «NPR, Sep 13»
