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Etymologies
- Middle English drie, from Old English drȳge.
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“Ten years earlier, “submission”—as in, submission to the states for ratification—had been the euphemism congressional drys had used in place of the scarier “Prohibition.””
“Another mistake which was made in the policy of compromising with the drys was the agreement that liquor should not be served to minors.”
“The "drys" who would do well to study Napoleon's rule of strategy, that is, "find out what your enemy doesn't want you to do, and then do it," were much disturbed as to what St. Paul would think were he here, and concluded not to be over hasty about giving the women the vote.”
“I ain't dared renew my stock for fear the 'drys' might git it ----”
“The "drys" carried their voters to the polls in carriages, this being objected to by the "wets.”
“At Rifle, the activity of the "drys" almost provoked open rupture.”
“Thomas Fleming's "Prohibition: A Cautionary Tale" (op-ed, Jan. 4) appropriately disavows the value of the 18th Amendment and the victory of the "drys" in American”
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“Identical blow drys -- bobs sprayed down within an inch of their life -- dark trousers nothing above a muted brown tone, silky top and some form of unremarkable trench.”
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“The new sidewalks are not even level, and when it rains, water sits there for days before it drys up.”
“All goes well for those PS unions until their public teat drys up ...”
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