monish

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"Vengeance is but de breath of de vind; it blow for you one day, it blow against you de next; de only real good is monish."

From Under Two Flags by Ouida

"I say first, petter all de boys put zair pursh into Van Holp's monish."

From Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates by Dodge, Mary Mapes

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

“But what is that to be?” interrupted I. “It will be to promise to pay me my monish and only fifteen per shent, when you come into your own.”

From Japhet in Search of a Father by Marryat, Frederick

Dis voman called at my shtore yesterday, and begged me for monish.

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