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Definition of Deboss
1. to impress a design into [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deboss
Literary usage of Deboss
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Illustrative Cases in Contracts by William Sullivan Pattee (1893)
"deboss, 1 Starkie, 82 ; 1 Pars. Cont. (4th ed.) 547, 548. A reasonable time would
probably not, under any circumstances, exceed one year; for it would seem ..."
2. The Poetical Works of William Henry Drummond by William Henry Drummond (1912)
"The Canadian Country Doctor T S'POSE mos' ev'ry body t'ink hees job 's about de
hardes' From deboss man on de Gouvernement to poor man on de town From de ..."
3. Biennial Reports of the Secretary of State by Wisconsin Office of the Secretary of State (1920)
"... AJ, attendant 179.00 Congdon, Ferne, assistant 63.48 Davis, BE, secretary to
superintendent 293.52 Deming, Geneviève, assistant 385.10 DeBoss, Esther, ..."
4. The Mills of Mammon by James Hattan Brower, P.H. Murray & Company, C.T. Dearing Printing Co (1909)
""Why, his nibs, deboss!" "No, I guess not—was it Mr. Holdon you meant? If it was
I assure you I want to see him and I will— was it Mr. Holdon? ..."
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