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Definition of Poinders
1. poinder [n] - See also: poinder
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poinders
Literary usage of Poinders
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session: From 1766 to 1791 by Scotland Court of Session, David Dalrymple, Mungo Ponton Brown (1826)
"It was so little intended for opening from the outside, that, being opened as it
was, the poinders could not have shut it again : Had there been a flock of ..."
2. A View of the Office of Sheriff in Scotland: Of the Duties Incident Thereto by Robert Clark (1824)
"In competition with poinders, it is the date of the decree of forthcoming, compared
with that of the execution of poind- ing, which determines the ..."
3. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1871)
"My blood boils; as yesterday, so to-day, and so for ever and ever, amen !" "
I hope, Mr. poinders, you find that boiling sensation a little bettor to-day ? ..."
4. Manual of the Law of Scotland by John Hill Burton (1847)
"The property so affected passes to the trustee, saving the party's right to his
expenses as above (§ 84). poinders of the Ground, &c. ..."
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