10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOADEATER»
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toadeater in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Filibuster, a Story of American Life: And Other Tales
But when my book is praised in the “ London Toadeater,” do I intimate that the
review was written by my friend Smith, who had dined with me nine times during
the last fortnight, aud borrowed a five-pound note upon the last occasion when
be ...
Albany de Grenier Fonblanque,
1862
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The Filibuster: a Story of American Life, and Other Tales
But when my book is praised in the “ London Toadeater,” do I intimate that the
review was written by my friend Smith, who had dined with me nine times during
the last fortnight, and borrowed a five—pound note upon the last occasion when
he ...
Albany FONBLANQUE (the Younger.),
1862
3
Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms
368 TIN CAN TIN CAN See In the Can. TIN FOIL See Freezer Burn. TIP See
Dutch Treat. TOADEATER a toadeater. A parasite; a sycophant. NSOED: early-
17th cent. Source: EAT. MWCD: O.E. A 17th cent. toadeater really did eat toads,
which ...
Robert Allen Palmatier,
2000
4
Companions Without Vows: Relationships Among ...
The Toadeater — certainly a common type of humble companion — is often, and
sometimes unjustifiably, first thought of when the subject of humble
companionship arises. The word toadeater as applied to a political lackey (or
toady) was new ...
But when my book is praised in the " London Toadeater," do I intimate that the
review was written by my friend Smith, who had dined with me nine times during
the last fortnight, and borrowed a five-pound note upon the last occasion when
he ...
Albany de Grenier Fonblanque,
1860
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Complete Plays of Frances Burney: Volume 1: Comedies. Volume ...
THE TRIUMPHANT TOADEATER There is only one surviving manuscript of The
Triumphant Toadeater, a fair copy of nine leaves (18 pages) in the Berg
Collection. The handwriting is clear, though not neat, and there are no illegible
words in ...
An answer was returned in a similar manner from Miss Toadeater, in which her
ladyship declined any personal communication, conscious that it would be an
unnecessary waste of time to both parties. I then, in the same way, desired to be ...
Charles Erpingham (earl ofpseud.),
1817
8
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... lickspittle, spaniel, toadeater, toady, truckler toadeater n syn SYCOPHANT,
bootlick, bootlicker, ||claw- back, footlicker, lickspit, lickspittle, toad, toady, truckler
toadier n syn SYCOPHANT, apple-polisher, ||brownnose, ||brownnoser, footlicker
, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc,
1988
9
Sydenham: or, Memoirs of a man of the world
toadeater, in the shape of a young gentleman, is a most amiable object in the
eyes of an elderly patroness. Knowing the natural antipathy which the toadeater
feels toward the near relations of its patron, I was studious to observe whether the
...
10
Word Gossip: A Series of Familiar Essays on Words and Their ...
Merry- Andrew, Jack Pudding, Hans-Wurst, Zany, Toadeater, and Buffoon. The
first-named explains itself ; Jack Pudding is a literal translation of the German
Hans-Wurst, the pudding in either case referring to the sausages, or the
pretended ...
William Lewery Blackley,
1869
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOADEATER»
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