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  • Evelyn immediately saw the light and promised she would "never, never, never do anythin 'like that again, and, honest, she hadn't realized she was doing anythin' dishon'able, but Heye is such an old pest"; which was an excuse for her weeping on his shoulder and his kissing the tears away.

    The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Sinclair Lewis 1918

  • Ober da picher, eet sayz dat dere weel be de a vewi speshul dishon uff ICHC on Crizmaz dai!

    oh no! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007

  • Heb. dishon, "springing", (Deut. 14: 5), one of the animals permitted for food.

    Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

  • Pygarg occurs, (14: 5) in the list of clean animals as the rendering of the Heb. dishon, the name apparently of one species of antelope, though it is by no means easy to identify it.

    Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884

  • Carrington was a person of interest and could be identified because of a basketball tattoo on his right bicep, accompanied by the words "the heart of the streets" and "death before dishon."

    www2.timesdispatch.com - News 2010

  • It is intellectu ally dishon ... b-psycho: Betsy, the Constituti on and its stated spirit & purpose has been violated in one form or another since it was put in place.

    Liberal Values 2009

  • Hong Kong ex-privacy boss found guilty in dishon ...

    Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO' 2008

  • NewsMax: Ron Reagan's Dem Convention speech dishon ...

    07/12/2004 2004

  • So much of the provisions of any law relative to the granting of licenses or permits to persons for authority to engage in any trade or occupation as became effective on or after September sixteenth, nineteen hundred and forty and originally imposed upon apphcants therefor educational or experience qualifications, or made educational or experience qualifications already imposed thereon more strict, shall not apply to apphcants for such hcenses or permits who shall have served in the armed forces of the United States during World War II and make application therefor within four years after their discharge or release, other than a dishon - orable one, from such service, or within one year after the effective date of this act, whichever is the later.

    Acts and resolves passed by the General Court 1663

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