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Definition of Coddlers
1. coddler [n] - See also: coddler
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coddlers
Literary usage of Coddlers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fruits of Victory: A Sequel to "The Great Illusion," by Norman Angell (1921)
"... were hounded in headlines day after day as 'Hun- coddlers,' traitors 'attempting
to placate the Hun tiger by bits of cake to its cubs'; and when the War ..."
2. State Experiments in Australia & New Zealand by William Pember Reeves (1902)
"Alack for the coddlers of Black and of Brown ! The colours they loved—and their
colours are down. They see a free race in the laud at their side, ..."
3. Enigmas of Life by William Rathbone Greg (1873)
"The timid fugitives from the duties and temptations of the world, the selfish
coddlers and nursers of their own souls, the sedulous cultivators either of a ..."
4. Enigmas of Life by William Rathbone Greg (1872)
"The timid fugitives from the duties and temptations of the world, the selfish
coddlers and nursers of their own souls, the sedulous cultivators either of a ..."
5. Strategic Transformation and Naval Power in the 21st Century by Pelham G. Boyer, Robert S. Wood (1998)
"Others, whom we shall call "the coddlers," see China as intrinsically benign, a
huge market for our delectation. Same China, different dreams. ..."
6. The Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar for the Year of Our (1850)
"... for shaving, Dish Covers, Plate do, Egg coddlers, Cigar Trays, Napkin Kings,
Pickwicks, Light Screens, Toast Hacks, Wire Dish Covers, etc., etc. ..."
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