Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a manner or spirit resembling that of the Jacobites of Great Britain.
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Examples
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Interrogated, why she did not tell her story to her sung one fellow (for the mob of Edinburgh were at that time jacobitically disposed, probably because that was the line of sentiment most diametrically opposite to existing authority). chanted a siren, whose profession might be guessed by her appearance.
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Frae Bothwell briggs,” sung one fellow (for the mob of Edinburgh were at that time jacobitically disposed, probably because that was the line of sentiment most diametrically opposite to existing authority).
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Frae Bothwell briggs, "sung one fellow (for the mob of Edinburgh were at that time jacobitically disposed, probably because that was the line of sentiment most diametrically opposite to existing authority).
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete Walter Scott 1801
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Frae Bothwell briggs, "sung one fellow (for the mob of Edinburgh were at that time jacobitically disposed, probably because that was the line of sentiment most diametrically opposite to existing authority).
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Walter Scott 1801
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