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Examples
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‘Ah,’ said Mr. John Smauker, ‘you disliked the killibeate taste, perhaps?’
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'Ah,' said Mr. John Smauker, 'you disliked the killibeate taste, perhaps?'
The Pickwick Papers Charles Dickens 1841
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'Ah,' said Mr. John Smauker, 'you disliked the killibeate taste, perhaps?'
The Pickwick papers 1836
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‘That IS the killibeate, Mr. Weller,’ observed Mr. John
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'That IS the killibeate, Mr. Weller,' observed Mr. John Smauker contemptuously.
The Pickwick Papers Charles Dickens 1841
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'That IS the killibeate, Mr. Weller,' observed Mr. John Smauker contemptuously.
The Pickwick papers 1836
tadbrennan commented on the word killibeate
dialectical pronunciation of
"chalybeate", i.e. rich in dissolved iron salts.
June 11, 2009