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- noun Plural form of
donnybrook .
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Examples
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The way this was handled does not inspire much confidence for looming donnybrooks over the 2012 budget and deficit ceiling.
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The way this was handled does not inspire much confidence for looming donnybrooks over the 2012 budget and deficit ceiling.
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She and Burton were impossible together; either steamy trysts or colossal donnybrooks.
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Can you honestly name any events during the Bush years that are comparable to the donnybrooks we saw yesterday in Tampa and St. Louis?
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All of the recent public donnybrooks have taken their toll: First the article by Todd Purdum in Vanity Fair and then the even nastier revelations of emails leaked by the McCain campaign which showed her to be an utter liar regarding her husband Todd's membership in the Alaska Independent Party.
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With no appetite for the donnybrooks that exhilarated Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge, Hay simply found it easier to hold his tongue than defend himself.
The Five of Hearts Patricia O'Toole 2008
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With no appetite for the donnybrooks that exhilarated Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge, Hay simply found it easier to hold his tongue than defend himself.
The Five of Hearts Patricia O'Toole 2008
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It's likely that the ultra-competitive Spitzer looks forward to such donnybrooks with relish.
The Crusader 2004
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It's likely that the ultra-competitive Spitzer looks forward to such donnybrooks with relish.
The Crusader 2004
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In between, I had a couple of donnybrooks with Bull Curry—a wildman who had one large eyebrow going across his head—my buddy Mr. Moto, and Dick Steinborn.
“Classy” Freddie Blassie Freddie Blassie 2003
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