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I remember the con-tempt with which she spoke of his habit of calling her by the pet-name of Takes-Away-Clouds-Woman, which she said was just what you might expect of a sentimental old savage, instead of by her proper name, Morning Star, which she thought much more fitting for an Apache princess.
Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010
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"Little Uncle" is Natasha's pet-name for Logan's wang?
THE UNCANNY X-MEN #268 Marvel Comics, 1990 David Campbell 2007
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My husband has an unprintable pet-name for him, so this will be much more civilized.
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I still call my brother by his pet-name, and I still remember how irritated he used to be when I called him that in front of his friends when he was in his teens!
The Name Game bhags 2007
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Toddles was the pet-name of the boy; Poddles of the girl.
Our Mutual Friend 2004
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And so used to jumping at shadows that I'm overreacting to even a perfectly innocent pet-name.
Magic's Price Lackey, Mercedes 1990
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And so used to jumping at shadows that I'm overreacting to even a perfectly innocent pet-name.
Magic's Price Lackey, Mercedes 1990
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I remember the con-tempt with which she spoke of his habit of calling her by the pet-name of Takes-Away-Clouds-Woman, which she said was just what you might expect of a sentimental old savage, instead of by her proper name, Morning Star, which she thought much more fitting for an Apache princess.
Flashman And The Redskins Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1982
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I remember the con-tempt with which she spoke of his habit of calling her by the pet-name of Takes-Away-Clouds-Woman, which she said was just what you might expect of a sentimental old savage, instead of by her proper name, Morning Star, which she thought much more fitting for an Apache princess.
Flashman and The Redskins Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1982
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Called my Roland his pet-name, my horse without peer;
The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book Ontario. Ministry of Education
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