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"Nough that I'm employing her, in't it, without her taking social calls all day."
A Traitor to Memory George, Elizabeth 2001
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'Nough said, thet, arter lookin' roun ', I liked the place so wal,
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 Various
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'Nough times she took me ter ole Mt Zion Church wid her.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
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In that case, I felt, I would, just then, have really enjoyed sitting upon the back of her head, and grinding her nose into the lawn, and otherwise persuading her to cry "'Nough."
The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking James Branch Cabell 1918
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"'Nough to make him, I reckon," returned the first speaker.
Winona: A Tale of Negro Life in the South and Southwest Pauline Elizabeth 1902
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"'Nough to run her a hundred mile out o' this, if I could," said the engineer, who belonged to the open road and hated switching.
The Day's Work - Volume 1 Rudyard Kipling 1900
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“ 'Nough said, chum,” said Watts, feeling a little cheap at his smallness in having tried to rob Peter of his farewell.
The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him Ford, Paul L 1894
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"'Nough breeze to-day without starting a Highlander," interposed Jimmy hastily.
At the Foot of the Rainbow Gene Stratton-Porter 1893
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"Nough!" growled Daws, angrily, and the word was hardly jerked from his lips before Chad was on his feet and prying Jack's jaws apart.
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come John Fox 1891
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"'Nough said, chum," said Watts, feeling a little cheap at his smallness in having tried to rob Peter of his farewell.
The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him Paul Leicester Ford 1883
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