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- proper noun A patronymic
surname .
Etymologies
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Examples
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They went on to supper at one of the clubs, and Lydia thought with amusement of poor old Jaggs, who apparently took his job very seriously indeed.
The Angel of Terror Edgar Wallace 1903
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The very sight of the door behind which old Jaggs sat having his "big think" was an irritation to her.
The Angel of Terror Edgar Wallace 1903
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Once she had been tempted to ask Jaggs himself, but the old man had fenced with the question, and had talked vaguely of having worked in the country, and she was as wise as she had been before.
The Angel of Terror Edgar Wallace 1903
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Her second thought was to seek out old Jaggs, but where could he be found?
The Angel of Terror Edgar Wallace 1903
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Probably Jean Briggerland never gave a more perfect representation of shocked surprise than when old Jaggs announced that he was Jack Glover.
The Angel of Terror Edgar Wallace 1903
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"I'd rather have a briar, miss," said old Jaggs mistakenly.
The Angel of Terror Edgar Wallace 1903
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It was absurd that Jack Glover should imagine she needed a guardian at all, but if he insisted, as he did, it would be better to have somebody as harmless as the unattractive Jaggs.
The Angel of Terror Edgar Wallace 1903
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Even if she had gone out, Jaggs would have accompanied her, she thought ironically.
The Angel of Terror Edgar Wallace 1903
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"Lucy Jones you call yourself -- you used to be Mary Welch in them days," chuckled old Jaggs.
The Angel of Terror Edgar Wallace 1903
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Jaggs was a necessary evil, but he hadn't even taken the trouble to come.
The Angel of Terror Edgar Wallace 1903
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