levanting

One day we shall hear of one or other levanting; an event at which, not being sporting men, we shall not break our hearts.

The Book of Snobs 2006

Her unfortunate affliction precluded her from all hope of levanting with a lover.

Barchester Towers 2004

Gradually an intimacy sprang up between these two, until at length the diabolical plot was hatched of murdering Chin and levanting with his goods.

Life and sport in China Second Edition Oliver George Ready

While he realized the necessity for haste if he was to succeed in levanting with the gold, the tenderfoot had been too long a slave to his creature comforts to face another day without breakfast.

The Long Chance 1918

"Say they're levanting, Buchan," said Miller, who liked his joke, and would not have objected to be called Voltairian.

Daniel Deronda George Eliot 1849

Her unfortunate affliction precluded her from all hope of levanting with a lover.

Barchester Towers Anthony Trollope 1848

Wylder's levanting in this way was singularly disconcerting.

Wylder's Hand Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 1843

Colonel, having robbed and cheated them previously, was now living upon them; insomuch that Mrs. Bolter, the levanting auctioneer's wife, would not make the poor old man a bow when she met him -- that Mrs. Captain

The Newcomes William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

One day we shall hear of one or other levanting; an event at which, not being sporting men, we shall not break our hearts.

The Book of Snobs William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

"1-8th down," the young planter foresees nothing but disaster, and may consider levanting with the bags of rupees by the next steamer from

East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan Frederic Courtland Penfield 1888