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Definition of Idled
1. idle [v] - See also: idle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Idled
Literary usage of Idled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and (1784)
"Works; the bed edition is that publ idled in 1690, by father Mabillon, in two
volumes folio. BERNARD (£DWARD), a learned critic and ..."
2. Words and Days: A Table-book of Prose and Verse by Bowyer Nichols (1895)
"He was nice in his eating, uncertain in his hours, fond of his child, though
affecting to slight it; and idled away the mornings at billiards, ..."
3. Cotton Program: Costly & Complex Government Program Needs to be Readdressed by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"1992 1993 idled acreage reduces producers' opportunities to earn additional
revenue and in some years increases cotton buyers' costs because reduced ..."
4. An Englishman in Paris (Notes and Recollections) by Albert Dresden Vandam (1893)
"... "—Firemen not bad judges of plays and operas—They were often consulted both
by Meyerbeer and Dumas—Dumas at work—How he idled his time away—Dumas causes ..."
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