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Definition of Divvying
1. divvy [v] - See also: divvy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Divvying
Literary usage of Divvying
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Ten Years' War: An Account of the Battle with the Slum in New York by Jacob August Riis (1902)
"The boss had a monopoly, and Pietro was told that it was maintained by his "
divvying" with some railroad official. Kumor said, a very high-up official, ..."
2. Plays of the 47 Workshop by 47 workshop (1918)
"Going to hog the necklace yourself 'stead of divvying up with me, huh? LUCILLE.
No. MILLEE. Then what the hell's the matter with you? ..."
3. Plays of the 47 Workshop: Three Pills in a Bottle by 47 workshop, Rachel Field, Hubert Osborne, Joseph Eugene Pillot, William Lloyd Prosser (1918)
"Going to hog the necklace yourself 'stead of divvying up with me, huh? LUCILLE.
No/ MILLER. Then what the hell's the matter with you? ..."
4. The Battle with the Slum by Jacob August Riis (1902)
"The boss had a monopoly, and Pietro was told that it was maintained by his "divvying"
with some railroad official. ..."
5. Plays for Classroom Interpretation by Edwin Van Berghen Knickerbocker (1921)
"Miller is suspicious of Lucille at the beginning: " Going to hog the necklace
yourself, 'stead of divvying up with me, huh? " he says. ..."
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