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Definition of Lunkers
1. lunker [n] - See also: lunker
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lunkers
Literary usage of Lunkers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Year-book of Agriculture: Or, the Annual for Agricultural Progress and by David Ames Wells (1856)
"There is a striking difference in the yield of the three varieties—the Mercer,
in every case, producing less than the Irish lunkers and the Carters. ..."
2. The Year-book of Agriculture, Or, the Annual of Agricultural Progress and by David Ames Wells (1856)
"Lime gave no increase, and gypsum would seem to have done more harm than good,
since, with the Irish lunkers, the plot receiving a tablespoonful of plaster ..."
3. The Mining Engineer (1905)
"In the Main coal-seam in the Hamilton district, there were " lunkers," which were
... These " lunkers" were never very large: being simply lumps ..."
4. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1851)
"... and partnerships of not more than six members, were permitted to act as lunkers.
The restriction on the number of partners was removed in 1826, ..."
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