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Definition of Near thing
1. Noun. Something that barely avoids failure or disaster.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Near Thing
Literary usage of Near thing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Glamour of Prospecting: Wanderings of a South African Prospector in by Frederick Carruthers Cornell (1920)
"... TESTING THE " BANKET " A near thing IN THE RAPIDS AFTER A LEOPARD NEW TRAILS
HOTTENTOT SUPERSTITION STEWED FLAMINGO AND OTHER WEIRD DISHES END OF THE A ..."
2. Personal Adventures and Anecdotes of an Old Officer by James Peter Robertson (1906)
"CHAPTER IX Quarantine in a ditch—Another shooting expedition—A near thing—An
exciting race—A visit from Abdi Pasha—A merry Christmas—A foolhardy challenge— ..."
3. Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches: A Quarterly Magazine Descriptive of (1907)
"... A near thing. By Fox RUSSELL, Author of ' Cross-country Reminiscences] ' The
... near thing ..."
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