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- French. See fort. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Lordy massy, "he said lowering his voice confidentially to Harry," course these 'ere things is all temporal, an' our hearts ought n't to be too much sot on 'em; still he 's got about the most amazin 'fortin there is round Bostin.”
“Over against its left flank was a German "fortin," known to us as Stony Mountain, bristling with machine guns, guns which later did terrible execution.”
“i 'the name o' fortin 'hasto bin blunderin' and doin 'again?”
“Hey, theres Colin powell and the Pips! steffan point fortin, trinidad and tobago”
“It was just as though fortin had done it a purpose.”
“It is not my part then, I think, to tak 'fro' ye - to be under obligations (as they say) to ye; and that day ye came to our house, and called me to t 'door, and offered me five shillings, which I doubt ye could ill spare, - for ye've no fortin', I know, - that day I war fair a rebel - a radical - an insurrectionist; and ye made me so.”
“Pensacola, in order to relieve the guard of the fortin; on which the”
History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing
“Ain't he layin 'by a tidy little fortin' for Mary, just by aldermannin ', when he's dead an' gone? ”
“You see, Colonel Jones he went to work with the fortin-teller again; and he jest puts her to sleep, and tries her out and out, on”
“Tell you what it is, Melindy, them fellars makes a fortin 'out of this stuff; by golly, it's good.”
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biocon Fortin (adjective) means strong. Jun 28, 2011