plentier
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"Nuts are plentier at Hawley's Grove than at Crow Roost," he jerked, out, and then locked up again.
From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated by Dodge, Mary Mapes
No human being would ever think of calling Jaaf an "old gentleman," even in these "aristrocratic" days, when "gentlemen" are plentier than blackberries; while any one might feel disposed thus to describe Susquesus.
From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by Cooper, James Fenimore
They have become plentier than the pigeons in the spring.
From Oak Openings by Cooper, James Fenimore
We had a line of martin traps leadin' back to the hills, and over into a valley beyond, where the animal was plentier than they were on our side.
From Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod by Hammond, S. H. (Samuel H.)
Besides, she thought Chapelizod was not safe ground for a young fellow so eccentric, perverse, and impetuous, where pretty faces were plentier than good fortunes, and at every tinkling harpsichord there smiled a possible mesalliance.
From The House by the Church-Yard by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
