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Definition of Gimmes
1. gimme [n] - See also: gimme
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gimmes
Literary usage of Gimmes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury by Thomas Hobbes (1843)
"•HI" gimmes or 23. The greatest action before this was that against the Medes ;
and yet that, by two battles by sea and as many by land, was soon decided. ..."
2. Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli (1835)
"... but it is an ancient established custom in Germany, that whoever enters the
stables of a prince, or great man, with his gimmes on his hands, ..."
3. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes (1865)
"... by Valentine gimmes, 1597, 4tu. G. Chalmers, pt. ii. 475, III. 16s. Solomon's
Proverbs, English and Latin alphabetically collected in English by И. D. ..."
4. Ancient Mysteries Described,: Especially the English Miracle Plays, Founded by William Hone (1823)
"... there was a marvellous, lively, and beautiful image of the picture of our
lady, called the Lady of Bolton, which picture was made to open with gimmes, ..."
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