dry-nurse
Example Sentences
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And so with his suite— With the three little Barins, The wet-nurse, the dry-nurse, The ancient retainers, The woolly white poodles,— Along through the hayfields Proceeds the Pomyéshchick.
From Who Can Be Happy and Free in Russia? by Soskice, Juliet M.
I don’t want to dry-nurse you, nor are you the man to let me, but two heads are better than one, and you may sometimes be glad of a hint.
From Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 by Willis, Herbert
Meantime the first lieutenant had sent for Paul Pringle, and, knowing how thoroughly he could be trusted, had given him his instructions to look after Mr Nott—in other words, to act as his dry-nurse.
From True Blue by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Say, had the Court no better place to choose For thee, than make a dry-nurse of thy Muse?
From Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732) by Melville, Lewis
Some contended that he had been dry-nurse so long as to have acquired the baby-lingo by incessant practice.
From Black Forest Village Stories by Auerbach, Berthold
