Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A simplified spelling of
give .
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Examples
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NEway, ai giveded himz a gren been, an he waz runnin rownd teh kichun, wiff a gren been stuk owt ov eech sied ov himz mouff, growlin aaz ai sed …..giv it bak, giv it bak…….an den… awl ova suddun…..teh taste ov teh gren been gowt froo tu himz …..an he stoppeded, an giveded meh sucha luuk !
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Well, we got quite tender-like when we come t 'Old Emmons's gate, an' I up an 'giv' her a hug and a lot o 'kisses, to make up for lost time.
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He sort o 'broken-hearted, you know, -- sort o' giv 'up, -- don' know what to do wi 'Elsie,' xcep 'say' Yes, yes. '
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 Various
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Think you'll always have me under your thumb, nev 'giv' free hand.
Captivity M. Leonora Eyles 1924
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Am tak 'dis hoss an' giv 'heem back to Judge Carson.
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-- 'If the blamed sticks had been cut out of her she would be running along on her bottom now like any decent ship, an' giv 'us all a chance,' said some one, with a sigh.
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` An 'wid that he tuck the ould gandher, an' giv 'it to one iv the gossoons.
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"Straight'n up, ol 'man, an' giv 'us a tune; I know yo' kin do it."
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"Don" see no reason t 'giv' ye th 'lie, "Collen told him candidly.
Elvenblood Lackey, Mercedes 1995
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