Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Japanese bronze or brass coin, exactly similar in form to the Chinese cash, and equal in value to the thousandth part of a yen. See
li and yen. - noun An obsolete or Scotch variant of
run .
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Examples
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Noo by _rin_ he maun hae meaned _rin up_, for a body's no to rin frae the deevil but resist him; and what is't that hauds onybody frae rinnin up the air but his feet?
Heather and Snow George MacDonald 1864
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The text of The Children of Húrin is in part compiled from these extant texts, and particularly that which appears in Unfinished Tales.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » CHILDREN OF HURIN, Publisher’s FAQ 2007
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Servane Guérin is the friendly and very sweet owner of one of my favorite little shops in the Marais, France Ma Douce.
My Paris 2007
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Húrin is beautifully typeset, with the sort of beauty that one finds chiefly in advertisements and glossy brochures: short on text, but artfully arranged.
Procrustes the publisher superversive 2007
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Servane Guérin is the friendly and very sweet owner of one of my favorite little shops in the Marais, France Ma Douce.
Seattle Bon Vivant: 2005
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Servane Guérin is the friendly and very sweet owner of one of my favorite little shops in the Marais, France Ma Douce.
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Servane Guérin is the friendly and very sweet owner of one of my favorite little shops in the Marais, France Ma Douce.
Sugar High Fridays 2005
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Servane Guérin is the friendly and very sweet owner of one of my favorite little shops in the Marais, France Ma Douce.
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It's sunthin 'thet you lab'rin'-folks up North hed ough' to think on,
The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell James Russell Lowell 1855
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Coz you wuz lab'rin'-folks an 'we wuz wut they call _bong-tong_,
The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell James Russell Lowell 1855
vinyl commented on the word rin
as in llantas y rines, of course
June 7, 2007