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Definition of Little joe
1. Noun. The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one.
Generic synonyms: Digit, Figure
Lexicographical Neighbors of Little Joe
Literary usage of Little joe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1886)
"His name was Joe, but when Papa brought him home and we saw how little he was,
we called him little joe, and when we rode him he went so easy we named him ..."
2. The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Waldo Burgess (1920)
""little joe went down to the Big River last night," replied Jerry Muskrat.
"I don't know when he is coming back, but I would n't be sur- ..."
3. Cases on the American Law of Mining by George Purcell Costigan (1912)
"the original location of the little joe occurred prior to 1900; the Modoc, July
21, 1899, the Little Wonder, August 17, 1898, and the little joe (as ..."
4. Songs of the Cowboys by Nathan Howard Thorp (1921)
"little joe, THE WRANGLER By N. Howard Thorp Written by me on trail of herd ofO
... little joe, the wrangler, will never wrangle more; His days with the ..."
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