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Definition of Pawkiest
1. pawky [adj] - See also: pawky
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pawkiest
Literary usage of Pawkiest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1892)
"... decided hint with his sharp bill to " keep out of that; " and I never yet saw
even the pawkiest sparrow venture to stand up to the aggressive redbreast. ..."
2. Explorations of the Highlands of the Brazil: With a Full Account of the Gold by Richard Francis Burton (1869)
"... than the pawkiest of Scotch barley braes, and which has rolled over many a
stout fellow neatly as could a Russian gun. Beer, which ancient Egypt, ..."
3. Modern Painters and Their Paintings: For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art by Sarah Tytler (1874)
"... and glances over the top of his book in the ' pawkiest' possible manner at
the unseen master or mistress. A demure boy, holding his book tightly with ..."
4. Modern Painters and Their Paintings: For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art by Sarah Tytler (1899)
"... leg recedes in a peculiarly boyish fashion, and glances over the top of his
book in the ' pawkiest' possible manner at the unseen master or mistress. ..."
5. One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices by David Herschell Edwards (1883)
"... plain She's the pawkiest wean ye e'er saw. Oh, happy's the hame whaur (on I
hearts beat the same ..."
6. One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices by David Herschell Edwards (1883)
"... losh ! to see is a treat; She's the pawkiest wean ye e'er saw. Oh, happy'a
the hame whaur ton 1 hearts boat the same, ..."
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