monish

Example Sentences

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Vel, den, I have de monish in my pocket.

From Japhet, in Search of a Father by Marryat, Frederick

Me lack-a de monish pour de feene—very feene—French knack, de feene gold button, de brave bugla lace, a de feene gold ring-a.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 by Hazlitt, William Carew

"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

Mishter Morkum, he say I was haf de monish.

From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram

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