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Examples
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Persian girdle, whereat he hangs his kniues and spoone.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Thus the people daily bartered with vs for pewter and other wares, giuing so much victuals for a pewter spoone, as might well suffice one man for an whole weeke.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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With whitles two or three, the better man the moe, The chiefest Russies in the land, with spoone and kniues doe goe.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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_ The brides posset on my life, nay if they come to their spoone meat once, I hope theil breake up their feast presently.
Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster Thomas Potts
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Chap.v. 178Hee must have a long spoone, shall eat with the devill.
Quotations 1919
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QUOTATION: Hee must have a long spoone, shall eat with the devill.
Quotations 1919
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Chap.v. 108Hee must have a long spoone, shall eat with the devill.
Quotations 1919
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I saw ye Bishop bring ye oyle on a spoone soe annoynted ye palmes of her hands, her breast and her forehead, Last of all ye top of her head, haveing taken off ye prince of Wales's Cap and ye haire being Cutt off Close at ye top ye oyle was poured on and with a fine Cloth all Dryed againe.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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"Who Suppes with the Deville sholde have a long spoone!"
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle 1864
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The French captain stripped the ` Grace Dogger '-- as the chronicler writes -- ` of rigging, sails, spars, yards, and all furniture wherewith she had been provided for due accommodation of passengers, leaving not so much as a spoone, or a naile, or a hooke to hang anything on.'
Post Haste 1859
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