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Definition of Eying
1. eye [v] - See also: eye
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eying
Literary usage of Eying
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"asked the corporal, eying Daudet suspiciously. In vain explanations were offered.
The corporal felt convinced the civilian was a German spy, ..."
2. The Works of John Owen by John Owen (1826)
"fc *.v'i>r«i of it, which is considered. 1. In the principle setting it on «MV.
WA. 3. In the manner of doing it, eying both precepts and pro- ^MMI ;$. ..."
3. Manual of Instructions for the Survey of the Public Lands of the United States by United States Bureau of Land Management (1902)
"MANUAL OF SURV eying INSTRUCTIONS. HISTORY OF LEGISLATION FOR SURVEYS. 1.
The present system of survey of the public lands was inaugurated by a committee ..."
4. Guarding the Mails: Or, The Secret Service of the Post Office Department by Patrick Henry Woodward (1876)
"... too " Taking a seat on the back of a chair, and eying the poor fellow with a
cold, fixed stare." deeply buried to be worked to a successful conclusion. ..."
5. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1838)
"Land sun-eying consists of three distinct operations : 1. the measuring of the
several lines and angles ; 2. protracting or laying down the same on paper, ..."
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