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Definition of Conking
1. conk [v] - See also: conk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conking
Literary usage of Conking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dial edited by Francis Fisher Browne (1885)
"THE BOSTON COOK BOOK, What to Do and What Not to Do in conking. By Mrs. DA LINCOLN,
Superintendent of the Boston conking School. ..."
2. Official Catalogue by United States Centennial Commission (1876)
"222 For classes of exhibits, indicated by numbers 7 Burnham, Chas., &
Co., Philadelphia, Pa. a Gas conking and heating stoves. 222 3 Weather strips. ..."
3. Fasting: The Ultimate Diet by Allan Cott (1997)
"(Why is it that we lavish so much money on the maintenance of our automobiles to
keep them from conking out and so little concern on keeping our bodies from ..."
4. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1899)
"My neighbor tells me never to salt my potatoes when conking them. I ask her, why?
"Well, I dont know, only some one told me so." Another friend tells me to ..."
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