Lexicographical Neighbors of Alpeens
Literary usage of Alpeens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tales, by the O'Hara Family: Containing Crohoore of the Bill-hook. The by John Banim, Michael Banim (1825)
"When a skirmish took place, the side that could enlist in its interests 'Jack,
his alpeens, and his merry-men, was sure of victory. ..."
2. The Every-day Book and Table Book; Or, Everlasting Calendar of Popular by William Hone (1841)
"Jack and his subjects, Jack and his alpeens, were rarely absent from any fair
within twenty miles, having always business on hands in the way of their ..."
3. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1898)
"Here are two choice slips from that noble Irish oak, which has more than once
supplied alpeens for this meek and unoffending skull :— '' Theatre Royal, ..."
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