Measel

"Measel," said Will, stooping to feel Fred's heart, "if you're the cause of my friend Oakes 'death, Lord pity you!"

The Eye of Zeitoon Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1920

"Measel," said Will, stooping to feel Fred's heart, "if you're the cause of my friend Oakes 'death, Lord pity you!"

The Eye of Zeitoon Talbot Mundy 1909

Despite retailers' emphasis on a plant's hardiness in testing, "if it doesn't look good on the shelf, it's no use," says Kevin Measel, vice president of nursery for Lowe's.

The Garden Gloves Come Off Miguel Bustillo 2011

There's an activation of the Measel-Limbrick (ph) reward system in the genetically-prone individual that alters permanently the motivational priorities of the brain.

CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2003 2003

Later, when we had done our best for "the martyred biped Measel," as Fred described him, Will and I found Rustum Khan with Fred and Monty seated around the charcoal brazier in Monty's room, deep in the valley of reminiscences.

The Eye of Zeitoon Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1920

Fred allowed his ribs to shake in silent laughter that annoyed the mule, and we had to catch Measel all over again because the beast's crude objections filled the martyred biped full of the desire to run.

The Eye of Zeitoon Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1920

It may be that Measel bought it, but neither Fred nor I spoke to him again, for half an hour.

The Eye of Zeitoon Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1920

"Will you burn that book of yours, Measel, if we protect you from further assault?"

The Eye of Zeitoon Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1920

I 'ope if Kagig die I marry Will Yerkees, but I agree with Measel, making pretend, an' 'e run away to talk' is fool secrets with the Turks.

The Eye of Zeitoon Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1920

They dropped the old ladies, and all four of us raced back to our hole in the wall -- plunged into the hell-hot building, pulled the lid off the corn-bin (it was fastened like an ancient Egyptian coffin-lid with several stout Wooden pegs), dragged Measel out, and frog-marched him, kicking and yelling, to the open, where Fred collapsed.

The Eye of Zeitoon Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1920