monish

Example Sentences

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"Nix, Doctor; I pays no monish till I knows where am I sick," and she abruptly left the room.

From Twenty Years of Hus'ling by Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace)

"Veil, I vill puy te pedstead," he said, and then enquired: "How much monish do you vant for it?"

From The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution by Abrams, Alex St. Clair

Mr Newland—it was all lent in monish, not in goods; you will not make me lose so much as dat?”

From Japhet in Search of a Father by Marryat, Frederick

I don’t want my monish, my good sar.

From Japhet in Search of a Father by Marryat, Frederick

And vere's all de monish ve thought good as made In other thmall vays of rethpectable trade, Such as lodgin' and board for de tars to provide, And p'raps a few thlight 'commodations bethide?

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various