Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Praising; a matter of praise.
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Examples
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Then he made a long narracione of the oppression of the poor, by the taking of the corse-presaunte beists, and of the herrying of poor men by the consistorye lawe, and of many other abusions of the Spiritualitie and Church.
"Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays Anonymous 1902
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The Danes referred to composed a small party who had been sent off in a cutter by Skarpedin Redbeard to survey the coast beyond Horlingdal fiord, as he had intended, after herrying that district, to plunder still farther north.
Erling the Bold 1859
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Solve had, as we have before said, spent the winter in taking his revenge by herrying the coast in his longship, and doing all in his power to damage the King's men, as well as those who were friendly to his cause.
Erling the Bold 1859
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