nigh side
Example Sentences
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But on my nigh side, only a little ways acrost from us sot the ponderous man I remembered on my journey thither who wanted to be a fly.
From Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands by Holley, Marietta
He called back, as he passed round the rear of his load to the nigh side of his team.
From The Sable Cloud A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861) by Adams, Nehemiah
And actually I didn’t know the off from the nigh side of a hawss!”
From Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation by Brehm, George
I felt a movement on my nigh side and see that Josiah wuz leanin’ forward in deep interest, 130 and thinkses I, he is sorry for her folly, he has a noble heart.
From Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands by Holley, Marietta
On the nigh side was a coachman, with his bandy legs cased in white pants and yeller topped boots; and on the other—well, say! you talk about your polka dot symphonies!
From Side-stepping with Shorty by Ford, Sewell
