Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The puppet taking the part of Punch's wife in a “Punch and Judy” show.
- noun In China, a native courtezan: so called by foreigners.
- noun A kelt, or spent male salmon.
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- proper noun A
diminutive ofJudith , also used as a formal femalegiven name . - proper noun A mountain mentioned in Quraan
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Examples
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She, who knew me far better than the others and might have recognized the name Judy Baker, was beginning to look alarmed.
Confession Nancy Pickard 1994
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She, who knew me far better than the others and might have recognized the name Judy Baker, was beginning to look alarmed.
Confession Nancy Pickard 1994
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She, who knew me far better than the others and might have recognized the name Judy Baker, was beginning to look alarmed.
Confession Nancy Pickard 1994
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The child made the Colonel look at the doll which she called Judy, "after ole mammy Judy, who came nigh havin 'de pow' at de funeral, an 'who done made it for her," Jake explained.
The Cromptons Mary Jane Holmes 1866
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A close student of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and former dean of Naropa University, Judy is too laid-back and soft-spoken to be considered one of the “stars” of Western Buddhism.
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Judge Judy had more experience as a judge yet Rehnquist was Chief Justice and Judge Judy is a mouthy New Yorker who would is an entertainer, not a jurist.
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Apparently Judy is out of the office “through June 5th”.
Lecture in Dublin on Tracing Your Irish Ancestors via DNA « Cork Genealogist 2010
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No zombie attacks, but it gets across a plot point — that Judy is now watching the sick girl in the basement.
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Concerning letters to the editor: You ought to check out the ones my cousin Judy Brouillette writes to the “Columbus Ledger Inquirer” in Georgia.
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That boy is gonna be wearing pantyhose and singin 'Judy Garland songs before he done turns 18.
Coversations you have when you're a parent Tyler 2009
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