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Definition of Squelchers
1. squelcher [n] - See also: squelcher
Lexicographical Neighbors of Squelchers
Literary usage of Squelchers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (1906)
"Minott says: " I call them belcher-squelchers. They go slug-toot, slug-toot,
slug-toot." Dry fields have now a reddish tinge from the seeds of the grass. ..."
2. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (1906)
"Minott says: "I call them belcher-squelchers. They go slug-toot, slug-toot,
slug-toot." Dry fields have now a reddish tinge from the seeds of the grass. ..."
3. The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Including the Private as Well as the by Benjamin Franklin (1904)
"I have had three of those squelchers in different journeys, and never desire a
fourth. I do not think it was without reason that you continued so long one ..."
4. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"squelchers, some of them.— The Golden Butterfly. Squib (costermongers), a head
of asparagus. (Painters), a paintbrush. ..."
5. The Writings of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin (1906)
"I have had three of those squelchers in different Journeys, and never desire a
fourth. I do not think it was without Reason that you continu'd so long one ..."
6. The Writings of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin (1906)
"I have had three of those squelchers in different Journeys, and never desire a
fourth. I do not think it was without Reason that you continu'd so long one ..."
7. Life of Henry Ward Beecher, the Eminent Pulpit and Platform Orator: Being a by Joseph Howard (1887)
"... him—Plymouth Collection—Mr. Beecher and the press—His greatest speech—The
squelchers squelched—Failing strength—A hurried trip abroad—A historic letter ..."
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