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Definition of Oilpapers
1. oilpaper [n] - See also: oilpaper
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oilpapers
Literary usage of Oilpapers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of England from the Accession of James the Second by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay, Hannah More Macauley Tevelyan (1861)
"During tte great battle of the Exclusion Bill, many oilpapers were suffered to
appear, the Protestant Intelligence, the Current Intelligence, tbe Domestic ..."
2. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1847)
"After you get your neighbors waked up a little on the subject of talking about
farming, tell them the advantages oilpapers devoted to the subject; ..."
3. Criticism Criticised: Intended as a Supplement to the Law Reporter for by Joel Parker, William A Richardson (1853)
"... which, by the law of nations, he was bound to disclose to those who had a
right to examine, and possess themselves of oilpapers on board. ..."
4. Manual of Parliamentary Practice by Aaron Clark (1826)
"... rises in his place, and there reads the report agreed upon, and then delivers
the same to the speaker together with oilpapers submitted to them. ..."
5. Public Laws of the State of North-Carolina, Passed by the General Assembly by North Carolina (1867)
"... together with oilpapers relating thereto, D.nt-v *£ ^"J and enter them on the
Superior Court docket, observing the cu-rfc. order of precedence of each ..."
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