Lexicographical Neighbors of Plugugly
Literary usage of Plugugly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Oxford Book of American Essays by Brander Matthews (1914)
"... would treat us a la plugugly somewhere near the junction of the Annapolis and
Baltimore and Washington Railroad. The Seventh must be ready to shoot. ..."
2. My Diary in America in the Midst of War by George Augustus Sala (1865)
"Besides, there is that " latest intelligence," so anxiously expected, so tardy
in arrival Ere you close your letter, an " extra " of the New York plugugly ..."
3. A Sketch of the Life of John M. Todd: (sixty-two Years in a Barber Shop) and by John M. Todd (1906)
"On board was a young boy who was a regular " plugugly." He was a lad from the
Bowery in New York and he cared for nothing. He stood by the captain's side ..."
4. Great Men and Famous Deeds by Walter Scott (1903)
"... would treat us a la plugugly somewhere near the junction of the Annapolis and
Baltimore and Washington Railroad. The Seventh must be ready to shoot. ..."
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