Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A countryman; a rustic; a clown.
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- proper noun A
patronymic surname derived from a Middle English diminutive of thegiven name Roger .
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He had, indeed, that strong aversion felt by all the lower ranks of people towards four-footed companions very completely, notwithstanding he had for many years a cat which he called Hodge, that kept always in his room at Fleet Street; but so exact was he not to offend the human species by superfluous attention to brutes, that when the creature was grown sick and old, and could eat nothing but oysters, Mr. Johnson always went out himself to buy Hodge's dinner, that Francis the black's delicacy might not be hurt, at seeing himself employed for the convenience of a quadruped.
Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson Hester Lynch Piozzi 1781
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Among one-fifth of the state's population: The strongest group of conservative state candidates ever. by Benjamin Hodge
Jim Treacher has the Jean Schmidt voicemail. | RedState 2010
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Among one-fifth of the state's population: The strongest group of conservative state candidates ever. by Benjamin Hodge
White House breaks campaign promise on commercial whaling ban. | RedState 2010
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Among one-fifth of the state's population: The strongest group of conservative state candidates ever. by Benjamin Hodge
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Among one-fifth of the state's population: The strongest group of conservative state candidates ever. by Benjamin Hodge
President Obama concedes loss of House in 2010. | RedState 2010
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Among one-fifth of the state's population: The strongest group of conservative state candidates ever. by Benjamin Hodge
What to take away from this Rasmussen AZ-GOV poll. | RedState 2010
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Among one-fifth of the state's population: The strongest group of conservative state candidates ever. by Benjamin Hodge
Barbara Boxer (D, CA) to get primary challenger: Mickey Kaus. | RedState 2010
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Among one-fifth of the state's population: The strongest group of conservative state candidates ever. by Benjamin Hodge
I’m still digging out from 3 feet’s worth of RFK Jr’s ‘anemic winter’ … | RedState 2010
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Among one-fifth of the state's population: The strongest group of conservative state candidates ever. by Benjamin Hodge
Proposed Medicare Czar likes pretty, pretty pictures. | RedState 2010
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Among one-fifth of the state's population: The strongest group of conservative state candidates ever. by Benjamin Hodge
Administration cuts and runs on NYC KSM trial. | RedState 2010
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