Lexicographical Neighbors of Toyons
Literary usage of Toyons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Alaska: 1730-1885 by Hubert Howe Bancroft, Alfred Bates, Ivan Petroff, William Nemos (1886)
"The toyons listened attentively to my advice, and assured me that they should be
happy to follow it, but that there were many circumstances to prevent them; ..."
2. History of the Pacific States of North America by Hubert Howe Bancroft, William Nemos, Henry Lebbeus Oak, Frances Fuller Victor, Alfred Bates (1886)
""The next morning, as soon as my arrival at the harbor of Three Saints was known
in the neighborhood, several of the toyons came together to see me. ..."
3. Popular Studies of California Wild Flowers by Bertha Marguerite Rice, Roland Rice (1920)
"The toyons grow slowly, which makes the destruction of these bushes all the more
lamentable. They are handsome in cultivation and make attractive hedges. ..."
4. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886)
"The toyons listened attentively to my advice, and assured me that they should be
happy to follow it, but that there were many circumstances to prevent them; ..."
5. The Works of Charles Sumner by Charles Sumner (1877)
"... and "commanded by thirty-six toyons, who are subordinate to the Russians in
the service of the American Company, and receive from them their orders. ..."
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