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Definition of Orpines
1. orpine [n] - See also: orpine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orpines
Literary usage of Orpines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Thomas Bates and the Kirklevington Shorthorns: A Contribution to the History by Cadwallader John Bates (1897)
"McCulloch, Australia . . . .185 orpines Grand Duchess of Oxford, by Rowfant Duke
of Glo'ster 2nd (48610), ... of orpines, by Duke of Oxford 65th (49472) ..."
2. Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904 Inclusive: With Alphabetical by Marlborough College (1905)
"... orpines, Wateringbury, Kent Lennox, Henry de Grey, s. of the late Major-General
AFF Lennox, HA, care of Mrs. Lennox, Woodlands, Sidmouth, b. Aug. ..."
3. The Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1830)
"... For slips orpines may search the mountain tre. And with wild thyme, anil sav'ry
plant the plain. ..."
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