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Definition of Gadabouts
1. gadabout [n] - See also: gadabout
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gadabouts
Literary usage of Gadabouts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A War Zone Gadabout: Being the Authentic Account of Four Trips to the by Walter Austin (1917)
"... ELEVEN London — gadabouts not Wanted — Swarthy Bulgarians — Inquisition at
the Permit Office — Motor Trips — I Take Passage Home on the New York. ..."
2. Works by James Fenimore Cooper (1892)
"... and seemed to enjoy the success of the exploit with as much glee as if he had
not been its victim. " Your squirrels are great gadabouts, Mir go ! ..."
3. Works of J. Fenimore Cooper by James Fenimore Cooper (1893)
""Your squirrels are great gadabouts, Mingo! ... great gadabouts ! When other
folks' squirrels are at home and asleep, yourn keep in motion among the trees, ..."
4. Cooper's Works by James Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen Bryant (1855)
"Your squirrels are great gadabouts, Mingo!" he cried, still laughing—" yes, ...
great gadabouts! ..."
5. The Outdoor Handy Book by Daniel Carter Beard (1900)
"gadabouts are sometimes used in Brooklyn, but I have never seen them in New York.
... The hand-stilts are good all-round walkers, and the gadabouts are the ..."
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