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Definition of Mutineers
1. mutineer [v] - See also: mutineer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mutineers
Literary usage of Mutineers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the United States of America by Richard Hildreth (1880)
"Having reached the city, the mutineers from Lancaster were presently joined by
the troops in the barracks, and, under the command of seven sergeants, ..."
2. The Story of the New England Whalers by John Randolph Spears (1908)
"The mutineers and Slavers killed him. Meantime Cartha struck at the second mate
with a similar weapon, but missed him, and then fired a pistol at him. ..."
3. Chronological History of the West Indies by Southey, Thomas (1827)
"On the 10th of May, forty canoes, full of Indians, arrived at New Amsterdam, to
assist the government against the mutineers. Their only covering was a piece ..."
4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1887)
"When Bligh, and as many as could be crowded into the launch, had been sent adrift,
the ship was taken by the mutineers to Tahiti ; there several of the men, ..."
5. Life of lord Lawrence by Reginald Bosworth Smith (1885)
"I do assure you that some of our commanders are worse enemies than the mutineers
themselves. I could sometimes almost believe that they have been given to ..."
6. American History by Jacob Abbott (1865)
"afforded General Wayne a great facility in intercepting and capturing the mutineers
if that had been the true policy to be pursued. ..."
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