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Definition of Patting
1. pat [v] - See also: pat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Patting
Literary usage of Patting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1846)
"We presented the black priest with a few shillings, and the Spaniard, patting
him on the head, said, with much candour, he thought his colour made no great ..."
2. An Analytical Digest of All the Reported Cases Determined in the House of by Samuel Bealey Harrison, Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, Great Britain Court of Bankruptcy (1835)
"Where the defendant is a prisoner, a notice of patting in and justifying bail at
the same time must state that the defendant is a prisoner. ..."
3. The History of Silk, Cotton, Linen, Wool, and Other Fibrous Substances by Clinton G. Gilroy (1845)
"Mr. Kirby's beautiful description of it—Observations of M. Clerck—Cleanliness of
Spiders— Structure of their claws—Fanciful account of them patting their ..."
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