wore-out

Glad to see your move was a success; although, Fred looks wore-out!

Owen & Mzee (copy) ____Maggie 2007

It is amazing that another election cycle will be fed to us by the same old wore-out bunch of political consultants whose only talent is to make the best among us look weak.

Mike Lyon: The Son Also Triangulates 2008

So instead of one ruler and a bunch of wore-out tools, you got a whole city of Makers, all of them free fellow-citizens, hard workers every one ...

Alvin Journeyman Card, Orson Scott 1995

Most folks don't take up no time wid old wore-out Negroes.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 Work Projects Administration

The first crowd in July swapped their wore-out scrub stock for our good stock.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 Work Projects Administration

'Fore dey left dem Yankee sojers tuk Marse Jack's mules and horses slap out of de plows and rid 'em off, and left deir old wore-out stock right dar.

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration

I've darned many a 'eartfelt prayer into a wore-out pair

The Definite Object A Romance of New York Jeffery Farnol 1915

'Tis like as if the Angel o 'Death reached out an' touched me -- just touched me wi '' is finger, soft-like, as much as to say: '' Ere be a poor, old, wore-out creeter as I shall be wantin 'soon.'

The Broad Highway Jeffery Farnol 1915

"It do seem a pity he ben't a young orphan female instead of a wore-out old man, for then he cud move on into Barradine Home and be fed on the best for naught."

The Devil's Garden W. B. Maxwell 1902

Now, them rocks was a good half mile away and the captain knowed Junior was gonna be one wore-out nigger by the end of the day.

Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002