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Definition of Peons
1. peon [n] - See also: peon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peons
Literary usage of Peons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"peons AND PEONAGE. Peon is a Spanish word signifying a day laborer, and in South
America is applied especially to Indians. By the word peonage is meant ..."
2. The Manuscripts of Shrewsbury and Coventry Corporations: The Earl of Radnor by Walter Orlando Corbet, Philip Edward Tillard, William Tillard, John Ralph Carr-Ellison, Shrewsbury (England), William Dunn Macray, Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie Radnor, Andrew Kingsmill, John Horace Round, John Cordy Jeaffreson, Coventry (England) (1899)
"But Mr. Frewen, ye chief of their factory, his pretence for so doing wns y* one
of our peons had struck one of theirs, & made him bleed, which Peon he would ..."
3. Journal of a Voyage to Peru: A Passage Across the Cordillera of the Andes in by Charles Brand (1828)
"Lose all sight of the Track—Incas Bridge choked up with Snow—One of our peons
found nearly dead in the Snow— Severity of the cold—Effects of ..."
4. A Strange Career: Life and Adventures of John Gladwyn Jebb by John Beveridge Gladwyn Jebb, Henry Rider Haggard (1895)
"CHARACTER OF THE peons — RELAXATIONS OF THE ENGLISH SETTLERS — JACK ... But every
one did his best, including the peons, who could not get used to the idea ..."
5. Journal of a Residence and Travels in Colombia During the Years 1823 and 1824 by Charles Stuart Cochrane (1825)
"... I started about mid-day, after having with infinite trouble, notwithstanding
the assistance of my friend Don Luis, collected my peons. ..."
6. Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico by John Russell Bartlett (1854)
"His large estates —Claims for indemnification on the United States—Village of
peons— Encantada—Arrival of a courier with despatches from Washington— Buena ..."
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