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These were the cows that milked hardest of all; for his journey-milkmen being more or less casually hired, he would not entrust this half-dozen to their treatment, lest, from indifference, they should not milk them fully; nor to the maids, lest they should fail in the same way for lack of finger-grip; with the result that in course of time the cows would 'go azew' -- that is, dry up.
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I don't want my cows going azew at this time o 'year.'
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These were the cows that milked hardest of all; for his journey-milkmen being more or less casually hired, he would not entrust this half-dozen to their treatment, lest, from indifference, they should not milk them fully; nor to the maids, lest they should fail in the same way for lack of finger-grip; with the result that in course of time the cows would "go azew" -- that is, dry up.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles Thomas Hardy 1884
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It’s not that I lack compassion, but I’m going azew yes, my son had to read Tess of the d’Urbervilles for a summer English assignment and we both learned this word hearing about the poor space shuttle workers who will soon be out of work.
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It’s not that I lack compassion, but I’m going azew yes, my son had to read Tess of the d’Urbervilles for a summer English assignment and we both learned this word hearing about the poor space shuttle workers who will soon be out of work.
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It’s not that I lack compassion, but I’m going azew yes, my son had to read Tess of the d’Urbervilles for a summer English assignment and we both learned this word hearing about the poor space shuttle workers who will soon be out of work.
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It’s not that I lack compassion, but I’m going azew yes, my son had to read Tess of the d’Urbervilles for a summer English assignment and we both learned this word hearing about the poor space shuttle workers who will soon be out of work.
Space Diary: Science 2008
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It’s not that I lack compassion, but I’m going azew yes, my son had to read Tess of the d’Urbervilles for a summer English assignment and we both learned this word hearing about the poor space shuttle workers who will soon be out of work.
Space Diary: Physics 2008
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It’s not that I lack compassion, but I’m going azew yes, my son had to read Tess of the d’Urbervilles for a summer English assignment and we both learned this word hearing about the poor space shuttle workers who will soon be out of work.
Space Diary: Do rocket scientists make good physics teachers? 2008
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It’s not that I lack compassion, but I’m going azew yes, my son had to read Tess of the d’Urbervilles for a summer English assignment and we both learned this word hearing about the poor space shuttle workers who will soon be out of work.
whichbe commented on the word azew
WORDIE CHALLENGE: define this word!
December 24, 2008
fbharjo commented on the word azew
much azew about nothing? milk it for all its worth!
December 24, 2008
jabberwocky commented on the word azew
cows! it's about cows isn't it? or udders of cows perhaps?
December 30, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word azew
Not sure what it could mean, but it definitely belongs on reesetee's list of sneezy words.
December 30, 2008
bilby commented on the word azew
*passes a hanky*
December 31, 2008
jabberwocky commented on the word azew
cows i say! when they aren't milked properly.
December 31, 2008
whichbe commented on the word azew
Lactate intolerance?
December 31, 2008
darthword commented on the word azew
It's when a cow doesn't produce milk for whatever reason.
January 9, 2009