Lexicographical Neighbors of Bankit
Literary usage of Bankit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1887)
"Instantly the provost, bailies, and counsel met, and resolved to honour the event
by public thanksgiving and a bankit ; "and for this effect ordained the ..."
2. Mr. Dooley's Opinions by Finley Peter Dunne (1901)
"But,' he says, ' I cannot ask him to speak at ye'er bankit. I cannot bear to hear
him talk. Ivry time he opens his mouth I want to put me fut into it,' he ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1857)
"... and then it was drawen hacke, the wassail or bankit brought in, and so brake
up Christmas.” —Vide Loseley 11128. CL. HOPPER, Epitaph at Durham. ..."
4. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"... that all the powers and jurisdiction of the district courts, when sitting as
courts in bankiT.ptcy, may be exercised in a summary way without process, ..."
5. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"These Man-women Priests were called Galli. are the modified descendants of Gallus
ferru- uiiii-its or bankit-vs; the jungle-fowl. ..."
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