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Definition of Moseyed
1. mosey [v] - See also: mosey
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moseyed
Literary usage of Moseyed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Down in Tennessee and back by way of Richmond, by Edmund Kirke by James Roberts Gilmore (1864)
"... the seconds they guv the word, Clingman he put spurs inter his hoss, an' I
put spurs inter mine, an', Stranger, ye'd better b'lieve when my ox moseyed ..."
2. The Century (1902)
"... y' understand, had crawled out through the hole and moseyed off home. "
These," says John Henry, gettin' red in the face, ..."
3. Indiana Magazine of History by Indiana Historical Society, Indiana State Library (1905)
"The word "mosey," frequently heard in such expressions as "He moseyed off down
the crick," has the Hoosier stamp, but it is met with elsewhere. ..."
4. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1888 A third moseyed off some distance, to sit down and lick his wounds.—Chicago
Inter-Ocean, Feb. 6 (Farmer). 1902 Now I must mosey on down-stairs. ..."
5. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"Barry moseyed over and sat in her seat. "She'll be okay," he said. He picked up
her spoon and began to finish her breakfast. "You know, I can't watch the ..."
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