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Definition of Greeds
1. greed [n] - See also: greed
Lexicographical Neighbors of Greeds
Literary usage of Greeds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Speculative Philosophy: Ed. by Wm. T. Harris edited by William Torrey Harris (1873)
"The needs and greeds of the mere animal are the matter in which it first asserts
itself. Nevertheless, man is essentially reason, and, even in yielding to ..."
2. The Journal of Jurisprudence by Law Library Microform Consortium (1872)
"The needs and greeds of the mere animal are the matter in which it first asserts
itself. Nevertheless, man is essentially reason, and even in yielding to ..."
3. Lectures on the Philosophy of Law: Together with Whewell and Hegel, and by James Hutchison Stirling (1873)
"For example, will cannot yield even to these needs and greeds without reflection,
... The needs and greeds are compared with their objects and the means of ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1882)
"See Ersh. [Cf. OE gral, pasture, &c. ; Cotgrave.] Great, adv. very ; as ' great
much,' very much. greeds, s. pi. ' the greeds,' straw thrown on to the ..."
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