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Definition of Discards
1. discard [v] - See also: discard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Discards
Literary usage of Discards
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Bret Harte by Bret Harte (1896)
"CHAPTER VI GABRIEL discards HIS HOME AND WEALTH I AM sorry to say that Mrs.
Conroy's expression as she fled was not entirely consistent with the grieved and ..."
2. Westminster Papers: A Monthly Journal of Chess, Whist, Games of Skill and by Westminster Chess Club, London (1873)
"Hearts won with Kv, led by A ; A discards Queen of Clubs. 5. Heart won with King,
led by A ; X discards King of Clubs, В discards Club, (a) 9. ..."
3. Public Men and Events from the Commencement of Mr. Monroe's Administration by Nathan Sargent (1875)
"CHAPTER VII. Mr. Polk inaugurated.— His Inaugural Address. — His Cabinet.
— discards the Globe.—Ritchie brought to Washington and establishes the Union ..."
4. Memoirs of the Court of England During the Reign of the Stuarts: Including by John Heneage Jesse (1855)
"... discards his Mistress, Catherine Sedley—- —His Love of Hunting—Ominous
Coincidences at his Coronation —Takes up his Residence at St. James's. ..."
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