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Word: shoved (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
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...maiden answered, "O goddess-born, having the radiant freshness of youth, I deem not myself worthy of the honor, and my sister's name is not Phoebe but Bridget, and mine 's Mary Ann, and shove us the salt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FREDRICUS VAN RASSELAS LIVINGSTON. | 4/18/1879 | See Source »

...more sled remains at the top of the hill, a battered old hulk, handed down from time immemorial; inscribed on it in faded letters is, "Long live the ancient customs!" A gray-haired, venerable-looking person sits on it, and looks round for some friend to give him a shove. But the rest are gone, and, a kind impulse moving me, I rush out from behind the trees, saying, "I'll help you, thou guardian angel of the student." At the first word the sled and occupant vanish, I find myself alone, calmly resting in a snow-bank, my heels...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE COAST OF THE SEASON. | 2/21/1879 | See Source »

...shove the morning work ahead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE ADVENTURES OF ASHER CRIMERSTICKS, FRESHMAN. | 11/26/1875 | See Source »

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