Lexicographical Neighbors of Chummies
Literary usage of Chummies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Condition of Women and Children Among the Celtic, Gothic, and Other Nations by John MacElheran (1858)
"IN speaking of the condition of children, we must not forget the white slaves of
England, still bought and sold, called chummies, or chimney sweeps. ..."
2. Delight and Power in Speech: A Universal Dramatic Reader by Leonard G. Nattkemper, George Wharton James (1919)
"What d'ye say, now, chummies ? Shall we take those whales ? ... "On with the
beef, chummies 1 Smash every oar 1 double 'em up, or break 'em ! ..."
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