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- noun Plural form of
fortin .
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Examples
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Wood that I possessed some of the fortins which has been made on thee.
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"Money," he said, at last, resuming his wonted calm and lowering himself carefully to the box again -- "money always gets left to the wrong people; some of the kindest-'arted men I've ever known 'ave never had a ha'penny left 'em, while teetotaler arter teetotaler wot I've heard of' ave come in for fortins."
Short Cruises 1903
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They were in the relative number of two, four, two and four for the major forts, and two, two, one and three for the minor _fortins_, as such were termed.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) The War Begins, Invasion of Belgium, Battle of the Marne Francis Trevelyan Miller 1902
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At Namur these were nine in number, four major forts and five _fortins_.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) The War Begins, Invasion of Belgium, Battle of the Marne Francis Trevelyan Miller 1902
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"Maaster Roger," she continued, "ould Debrah hev vollied the fortins of yer family for years, and she ought to knaw."
Roger Trewinion Joseph Hocking 1898
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"I ha'ant a vollied the fortins of this eer ous for nothin ', and I say expect."
Roger Trewinion Joseph Hocking 1898
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But if I did, ma'am, sure when they'd got the bits of furniture sold, the on'y notion they had was to be settin 'off to make fortins in the States, and ne'er a word about
Strangers at Lisconnel Jane Barlow 1887
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"Gien a'body did that, I doobt there wad be feow fortins made!" said
Donal Grant, by George MacDonald George MacDonald 1864
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Page 174 sensible folks, married first, "and scuffled for their fortins arterwards."
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"Hallo! messmate, wot's ado that ye should go into the blues when we're on the pint o 'making our fortins?" said Orrick.
The Lifeboat 1859
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