They are just laughing at the contra-what-you-may-call-'ems, and telling them they can't shoot a bit.— !Tention A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War
One of those what do you call 'ems--tycoons--no, typhoons You're getting deeper into the mire," said the doctor, smiling.— King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale
He has a bob-tail coat and black kersey sit-upon-'ems, and a vesky with glass buttons, and all covered with embroidery.— Burr Junior
I'd no real reason to suppose I knew; though mind you, I was guessing pretty shrewdly it was lying there on the sofa wrapped up in what d'you call 'ems--swaddling clothes.— If Winter Comes
Type measurement is by ems, meaning the width of the letter 'm'.]— Complete Letters of Mark Twain
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