Lexicographical Neighbors of Propining
Literary usage of Propining
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lives of the Queens of Scotland and English Princesses Connected with the by Agnes Strickland (1857)
"... and endeavored to propitiate his covetous mother, the Lady Douglas of Lochleven,
by propining her with the lump of gold.3 The dresses were doubtless of ..."
2. Tracts Illustrative of the Traditionary & Historical Antiquities of Scotland by Robert Buchanan (1836)
"... by propining of drink vnto them in the name of their princes, which was louing-
ly accepted and requited: In commemoration whereof, the whole artillery ..."
3. A Collection of Scarce and Valuable Tracts, on the Most Interesting and by J. Somers Somers (1750)
"... by propining of Drink unto them in the Name of their Princes, which was lovingly
accepted and requited : In Commemoration whereof, the whole Artillery ..."
4. A Dictionary of the English Language: Containing the Pronunciation by Alexander Reid (1846)
"Prö-phy-läc'tic, Prö-phy-läc'ti-cal, a. Pro-pine', v. (Gr. pro, pino) to offer
in kindness ; to expose. Prup-i-nA'tion, n. the act of propining. ..."
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