facer

Example Sentences

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This to her daughter, who sauntered in just in time to receive the facer and gasp: "Why, mother, what do you mean?"

From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert

"It's a bit of a facer," Copley muttered.

From Hard Pressed by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)

It's a bit of a facer for me—I tell you that straight—but it don't seem unnatural in you.

From Second String by Hope, Anthony

Here Sir Charles threw in something which he felt to be in the nature of a facer.

From Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories by Hanshew, Thomas W.

It was a facer for us and, 'pon my word, I don't see how they did it.

From The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)