Lexicographical Neighbors of Paddywack
Literary usage of Paddywack
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sheffield in the Eighteenth Century by Robert Eadon Leader (1901)
"Over the fireplace a " paddywack " almanac was nailed, and the walls were covered
with last dying speeches and confessions, street ballads, " Death and the ..."
2. Reminiscences of Old Sheffield: Its Streets and Its People by Robert Eadon Leader (1876)
"Over the fireplace is a paddywack almanack, and the walls are covered with last
dying speeches and confessions, 'Death and the Lady,' wilful murders, ..."
3. George Cruikshank's Omnibus by George Cruikshank, Laman Blanchard (1842)
"... I hope you've brought a little less paddywack in it than there was yesterday.
As Will says," she continues, stirring and scrutinising the contents of ..."
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