Lexicographical Neighbors of Punkins
Literary usage of Punkins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"and myriads of freemen answer back with a joyous shout," You are punkins. ...
1862 She is some punkins, thet I wunt deny Fer ain't she some related to you'n ..."
2. Rhymes of Vermont Rural Life by Daniel Leavens Cady (1919)
"STOCK AND VERMONT punkins I'LL tell you what 'twas fun to do Along the last of
Fall; I'll tell you how we done it, too, In case 'twould please you all; ..."
3. Michigan Poets and Poetry: With Portraits and Biographies by Warren Wayne Lamport (1904)
"Back Where the punkins Grow FRED H. YAPLE I'M tired of seein' buildins thet loom
up to the sky, An' dodgin' automobiles like lightnin' scootin' by; ..."
4. 'Way Down East; Or, Portraitures of Yankee Life by Seba Smith (1857)
"We had a good many punkins that the boys pulled out of the river as they floated
... Arid it was boiled punkins in the morning, and boiled punkins at noon, ..."
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