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Definition of Plumpers
1. plumper [n] - See also: plumper
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plumpers
Literary usage of Plumpers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Parliamentary Elections and Electioneering in the Old Days by Joseph Grego (1886)
"AND plumpers FOR MAXWELL. 1818. BY C. AND R. CRUIKSHANK. Garden hustings, of
which a front view is given. Hunt stands hat in hand (he and Sir Francis ..."
2. Journal of the British Dental Association by British Dental Association (1889)
"... are but little alluded to in dental literature, possibly on account of being
so rarely required. I refer to what are called cheek restorers or plumpers. ..."
3. A History of Parliamentary Elections and Electioneering: From the Stuarts to by Joseph Grego (1892)
"... and plumpers for MAXWELL," published June 22, 1818, owes its origin to this
combination of talent. In the caricature, the candidates and their most ..."
4. Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1847)
"Whence, the successful candidates were В and D. Again ; to find the number of
plumpers which each candidate originally reckoned upon, it is obviously, ..."
5. The Reformers' Gazette by Muir, Gowans & Co. (Printer) (1835)
"Godsake ! give him plumpers, said the Tories, otherwise this infernal Radical,
... And to be sure they got plumpers. Alexander Morrison, the principal agent ..."
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