Definition of Onfalls

1. onfall [n] - See also: onfall

Lexicographical Neighbors of Onfalls

oneth
onethe
oneths
oneties
onetime
onetime(a)
onety-one
onety-oneth
oneupmanship
oneway
oneyer
oneyers
oneyre
oneyres
onfall
onfalls (current term)
onfang
onfield
onflow
onflows
onforward
onforwarded
onforwarding
ongang
ongaonga
ongaongas
onglaze
ongoing
ongoingly
ongoingness

Literary usage of Onfalls

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of A. Conan Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle (1902)
"I have also seen some bickering and scuffling. Six great land battles I count, with four upon the sea, and seven and fifty onfalls, skirmishes and ..."

2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1910)
"... sutura naso fr onfalls). The sutures remain separate for a considerable period after the complete formation of the skull. It is probable that they serve ..."

3. The Library World (1900)
"... into the remoter fastnesses of the boundless forest, in quest of surprises, alarms, onfalls and romance, and a bountiful but inexpensive refection. ..."

4. The New Statistical Account of Scotland (1845)
"This gives about 138 days per annum for the onfalls as above, and about 227 for days on which there is no onfall, or, in other words, 2764 stormy or wet ..."

5. Lectures on the Study of History: Delivered in Oxford, 1859-61 by Goldwin Smith (1866)
"... hatred, encroachment, border warfare, treacherous and murderous onfalls of the weaker on the stronger, bloody vengeance of the stronger on the weaker. ..."

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