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- noun Plural form of
conger .
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Examples
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"My dear," said the Doctor, "I have often heard her say the same thing, and I can only understand her, by supposing that the cannibal tribes of Africa selected beforehand those who were to be eaten, and that the selected ones were called congers; and that she was not sorry that she was taken away; because she was destined to be eaten."
Uncle Robin, in his cabin in Virginia, and Tom without one in Boston 1853
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Before the upcoming April 17 episode, Klaus, played by Joseph Morgan, is still a faceless name that congers up a ton of fear and anxiety.
Vampire Diaries Star: If Katherine Was 10 Steps Ahead of Everyone, Then Klaus is on the Moon! 2011
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Karl Rove was telling Hitchens that he himself is not fortunate enough to enjoy the false certainties he congers for the nation.
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This I Believe is that friends and family are most important ravina - congers, New York
This I Believe is that friends and family are most important ravina 2008
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“The ends justify the means” is a loaded statement that congers up horrible thoughts of genocide for the good of the fatherland but in the real, everyday world decisions are not black and white and in some cases the only choice is between two evils.
The End Does Not Justify The Means Patrick Vessey 2008
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Incidentally, congers are delicious, and "cuddled" or no, I doubt any were wasted.
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So Antigonus the king, surprising Antagoras the poet in the habit of a cook, broiling congers in his tent, said to him: Dost thou think that
Symposiacs 2004
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And he as smartly replied: Do you think that Agamemnon did so many famous exploits when he was inquiring who dressed congers in the camp?
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So Antigonus the king, surprising Antagoras the poet in the habit of a cook, broiling congers in his tent, said to him: Dost thou think that
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And he as smartly replied: Do you think that Agamemnon did so many famous exploits when he was inquiring who dressed congers in the camp?
Symposiacs 2004
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