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Definition of Congos
1. congo [n] - See also: congo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Congos
Literary usage of Congos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pioneering on the Congo by William Holman Bentley (1900)
"He was scarcely able to speak clearly to us from choking dismay. Three men with
guns had just arrived from Mowa. They had told the congos not to be such ..."
2. At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies by Charles Kingsley (1887)
"They are, however (as is to be expected from superior intellect while still
uncivilized), more difficult to manage than the congos, and highly impatient of ..."
3. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1848)
"... and from whom it was purchased by the settlers ; and others, congos, recaptured
in the Pons, and landed here some two years back. ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit Court of the United by Richard Peters, Bushrod Washington (1819)
"... is strong, that the contract was to furnish congos of that quality; and if
so, in relation to the congos, the presumption is almost inevitable, ..."
5. The Metropolitan (1833)
"... Parliament stated, that " there was much difference between them, and they
were obliged to take the average," and that " there were hardly any congos or ..."
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