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- noun Alternative spelling of
nursie .
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Examples
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Another peculiarity is that of joining the letter _y_ at the end of some verbs in the infinitive mood, as well as to parts of different conjugations, thus, "I can't _sewy, nursy, reapy_, to _sawy_, to _sewy_, to _nursy_, &c.
The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire James Jennings
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If dis kitteh is teh Shane Warne, where be his mowbyl fonezes for teh teksding hotty nursy kittehs?
Invisible High Five - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007
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I could see her white nursy shoes on the floor near an upholstered chair where she'd tossed her white uniform.
I is for Innocent Grafton, Sue 1992
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Names terminating in 'a' which are not also accepted names of girls, may sometimes be none the less honourable, (Primula, Campanula,) but for the most part will signify either plants that are only good and worthy in a nursy sort of way, (Salvia,) or that are good without being pretty, (Lavandula,) or pretty without being good, (Kalmia).
Proserpina, Volume 1 Studies Of Wayside Flowers John Ruskin 1859
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Yes my name is Zadoc and I'm a pixi … … …. .such a nice rabbit … …. .nursy is just stupid. just because she can't see you … … ….
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a competent nurse-maid if it hadn't been for a report from Poopendyke, who announced that he had caught a glimpse of a very nursy looking person at one of the upper windows earlier in the day.
A Fool and His Money George Barr McCutcheon 1897
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You callee me black beetle -- she callee me good girly, good nursy, good every ting. "
The Barbadoes Girl A Tale for Young People Mrs. Hofland
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