Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Dialectal forms of
nephew .
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Examples
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Lets Start May 19, 2009 7:21 PM # | Delete nevey see this photo,it looks nice...
Hacks & Tools 2001
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I had the gray, and the Jedge had his roan, and his nevey, Chiquita;
Chiquita 1912
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I had the gray, and the Jedge had his roan, and his nevey, Chiquita;
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Well, it ain't six weeks ago that me and the Jedge and his nevey
Complete Poetical Works Bret Harte 1869
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I had the gray, and the Jedge had his roan, and his nevey, Chiquita;
Complete Poetical Works Bret Harte 1869
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"Ay," said the admiral, "that's as plain as a purser's shirt upon a handspike; but that's the very reason why my nevey ain't here, and that's all about it."
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Come along, nevey; I'll shew you where they all are.
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"But how do I know who is the admiral's nevey, as you call him."
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But the know on T.O. was nevey his ability, it was his, well lets just be open and honest, HIS MOUTH.
MVN 2009
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"Yon pawky chiel, the auld Vicar's nevey -- Maister
Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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