Lexicographical Neighbors of Slives
Literary usage of Slives
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"Then he slives up an' shoves 'is 'ead on yer, that cadin'. " 'What's want, Taff?'
yo' say." "And what does he?" Arthur always asked. ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1877)
"... "Plutarch'sLives," " Pope's Homer," " Robinson Crusoe," " Gulliver's Travels," "Tom
Jones," "Orlando Furioso," and " Thompson's Seasons "—a queer lot, ..."
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