snivel
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Mr. Snivel is what may be called a light comedy lawyer; ready to enter the service of any friend in need.
From An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)
They were the letters written by him to Maria, and intercepted by Mr. Snivel, through the aid of a clerk in the post-office.
From An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)
He procures the man's conviction, and listens with guilty heart to the sentence, for he is rearraigned on sentence day, and Mr. Snivel is present.
From An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)
Snivel, sniv′l, v.i. to run at the nose: to cry, as a child:—pr.p. sniv′elling; pa.t. and pa.p. sniv′elled.—n. snot: cant, an affected tearful state.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Ah, Mas'r Snivel," says old Cato, pausing to take a last look of the prostrate form, "you's did a heap o' badness.
From An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)
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