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Definition of Freety
1. freity [adj FREETIER, FREETIEST] - See also: freity
Lexicographical Neighbors of Freety
Literary usage of Freety
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Land-systems of British India: Being a Manual of the Land-tenures and of by Baden Henry Baden-Powell (1892)
"And also, Mr. Patterson says in another place: ' In bad years I would have
suspensions, and, if necessary, remissions granted freety, ..."
2. A Glossary of Words and Phrases Pertaining to the Dialect of Cumberland by William Dickinson (1880)
"We're no that freety about here.' French flies, sb. a boy's game. Friend, Freen, sb.
a relative. ' They're far out friends of mine, but I niver seen them. ..."
3. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"'We're no that freety about here.' French flies, sb. a boy's game. Friend, Freen,
sb. a relative. ' They're far out friends of mine, but I niver soon them. ..."
4. Earth as a Topical Application in Surgery: Being a Full Exposition of Its by Addinell Hewson (1872)
"Took iron, quinine, and freety of stimulants from the 25th. ... The wound was
then discharging freety ; there was no fetor from it when covered by the earth ..."
5. Publications by English Dialect Society (1880)
"Foxy, sb. a term for a red-haired pel-son. Freen, sb. friend, or relative.
Freet, sb. an omen. freety, adj. having belief in charms or omens. ..."
6. Annual Report by Correctional Association of New York (1904)
"or its results, known in England, and to urge the adoption of similar measures
there.. He freety criticized the dietary forced upon them by the Home ..."
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