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Definition of Grappled
1. grapple [v] - See also: grapple
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grappled
Literary usage of Grappled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1862)
"... grappled BY A FIRE-SHIP THE SHIPS EVACUATE THE HUDSON. GENERAL PUTNAM, beside
his bravery in the field, ..."
2. Works by Washington Irving (1857)
"... along the Hudson—Alarms of the People of New York—Benevolent Sympathy of
Washington — The Phoenix grappled by a Fire-Ship—The Ships Evacuate the Hudson. ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1823)
"Now grappled from behind, now punch'd before, He stands, and plies the crowd with
warfare " One to the teeth, another to the breast, Of that foul race he ..."
4. Chinese Immigration in Its Social and Economical Aspects by George Frederick Seward (1881)
"Difficulties attending government in California. Fugitive criminals. Diseased persons.
Contract-laborers. Evils may be grappled with ..."
5. Poems and Songs by Thomas Flatman (1686)
"... durft do, grappled with Enemies, and Oblivion too; Hcw'd his own Monument,
... grappled ..."
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