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Definition of Straggling
1. Adjective. Spreading out in different directions. "Straggly hair"
Definition of Straggling
1. Verb. (present participle of straggle) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Straggling
1. straggle [v] - See also: straggle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Straggling
Literary usage of Straggling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Antietam and the Maryland and Virginia Campaigns of 1862 from the Government by Isaac Winter Heysinger (1912)
"XIII MARCHING FIGHTING straggling LOSSES TAKING the above summaries together, it
is clear that Lee's army, when it left Frederick, September 10, n, and 12, ..."
2. London by Charles Knight (1843)
"First, the straggling, semi-rural appearance of London in that age must be kept in
... straggling groups of houses arose here and there within the area, ..."
3. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"Each straggling felon down was hewed, Not one could gain the sheltering wood;
But forth the affrighted harper sprung, And to Matilda's robe he clung. ..."
4. Southern History of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1866)
"straggling of his soldiers.—Official correspondence concerning the surrender.—Interview
between General Lee and General Grant at McLean's house. ..."
5. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury by Thomas ( Hobbes (1843)
"certain part of their horsemen ; which staying, vi. kept the Athenians from
carrying of stone and straggling far abroad from their camp. ..."
6. The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States by Horace Greeley (1866)
"Accordingly, McKean's division, on RY DEPLOYED AS SKIRMISHERS ENT straggling.
our left, was drawn back to the ridge next beyond our inner intrenchments, ..."
7. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"... whither they had gone without orders from me), and by the straggling of those
whom thirst and the intense heat of the day overcame, or who had become ..."
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