Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A trade-name of sodium sulphoricinate. See
sulphoricinate .
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Examples
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However, Hillary will be prudent enough to pursue a pensive path of problem-solvin 'trip, as best as she can.
Hillary Clinton will take U.N. plane to epicenter of African conflict 2009
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You are trapped in a room and you need to escape by finding items and solvin some puzzles.
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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Oh yeah, there's one more thing that sets Sookie apart from her fun-loving, marginally depraved customers and co-workers -- she can read minds, a trait that comes in handy when solvin 'murder mysteries.
Blood Lust 2008
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July 9, 2008 at 4:08 pm thank u so much, cween ! lately iz bin solvin da “no-can-see”
Staring contest rules - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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They exist in what's called Hilbert space, which has as many dimensions as ye need to assume for the solvin 'of any particular problem.
Spock Must Die Blish, James 1970
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"I ain't solvin 'it, sir," was the drawling answer.
Steve and the Steam Engine Sara Ware Bassett 1920
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"What is this mystery you've just been solvin '?" she asked relentlessly.
Anderson Crow, Detective George Barr McCutcheon 1897
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I don't wonder when I think of the vast commercial problems you are solvin 'every day.
Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance of an Old-Fashioned Gentleman Francis Hopkinson Smith 1876
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I know I know, y'all are an award winnin 'traffic reporter and recently revealed doctor, but the idea that it's OK to break the law, even though ever-buddy disagrees with the low posted speed limit, is a bit of an anarchist approach to solvin' the problem.
unknown title 2009
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Mean while stay and chat about comin up with ways of solvin some of these problems.
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