Lexicographical Neighbors of Histing
Literary usage of Histing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Outdoor Handy Book by Daniel Carter Beard (1900)
"histing is holding the hand some distance above the ground. histing is not
allowable in the Bull Ring or in Meg-on-a-String. * An abbreviation of doubles. t ..."
2. The Sigma Chi Quarterly: The Official Organ of the Sigma Chi Fraternity by Sigma Chi Fraternity (1889)
"histing and horsing around is a good plain expression. The Delta of Sigma Nu for
February compares the University of Yale to the University of Virginia, ..."
3. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1913)
"... of Wood for histing the flag to Henery Andres 20/ It is also agreed that
Jeremiah Shaw should have Eighty foure pounds lawful! mony [81] [The first part ..."
4. The Overland Monthly by Bret Harte (1872)
"... was histing anchor, and that it was almost morning on deck ! " Anon, the
disturbed sleepers aroused from their slumbers and came on deck, swearing like ..."
5. Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year by New-York Historical Society (1893)
"Besides 30 gallons of molasses saved out of a hogshead that broke in the slings
in histing over in the sloop." For David Jamieson, services in getting ..."
6. The Writings of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens, Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1894)
"What did he go a histing me off my legs for ? " " What indeed ! But never mind
him now. A shilling of mine is going your way to-night, Deputy. ..."
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