Lexicographical Neighbors of Toffish
Literary usage of Toffish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tales of the Convict System by Price Warung (1892)
"So 1 see. But don't yer think as yer'd better be perlite, Joe ? Yer out o' favour
with the Com'dant, or yer 'udn't be 'ere, so yer needn't be toffish, Joe. ..."
2. The History of Long Island, from Its Discovery to the Present Time: With by Benjamin Franklin Thompson (1843)
"... have covenanted to have libertie ffor ourselves toffish in any or all the
cricks and ponds, and hunting upp and downe in the woods, without molestation ..."
3. Albert Chevalier: A Record by Himself by Albert Chevalier, Brian Daly (1895)
"No Tory pride, no toffish affectation! Yet 'e somehow makes yer feel, That in 'im
yer 'ave to deal With a gent, if not by birth, ..."
4. The Rough Road by William John Locke (1918)
"Brighton's too toffish for whelks. My! and cockles! I wonder whether we shall
ever eat 'em again." A far-away, dreamy look crept into his eyes. "Aggie? ..."
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