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- noun Plural form of
runner . - noun Central Canadian, Australian, Irish running shoes, sneakers
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Examples
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They have what they call a runners bench outside the tin house where the Lootenant sleeps.
"Same old Bill, eh Mable!" Edward Streeter 1933
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In fact certain runners/tennis shoes also follow this style and shape.
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My recent experiences with the dog runners is that they will run their dogs thru other peoples property to run a deer their way.
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November 17th, 2009 10: 10 am ET how is this photo sexist was it sexist in runners world when she took the photo, hey she should be happy, maybe next call she gets will be from the Heff .... she certainly wont get any more G.O.P. calls
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You remember our Kilohana way, same as the Parker way, a bullock killed for every meal, fresh fish by runners from the ponds of Waipio and Kiholo, the best and rarest at all times of everything ...
ON THE MAKALOA MAT 2010
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My recent experiences with the dog runners is that they will run their dogs thru other peoples property to run a deer their way.
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For example, the cost to society for red light runners is surely higher than the $100 or so fines that are charged.
Your City Needs You to Blow Through Red Lights - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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His ability to throw out runners is below average.
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Also, the selections of Williams and Brown marks the third time two runners from the same school have been taken in first round.
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Wilson struck out to end the frame and stranded eight runners from the fifth through the eighth innings.
USATODAY.com 2005
Gammerstang commented on the word runners
Runners as in vines, like grapevines.
December 30, 2017
Logophile77 commented on the word runners
Reminds me of creepers, like in Lord of the Flies.
December 30, 2017