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Definition of Poblanos
1. poblano [n] - See also: poblano
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poblanos
Literary usage of Poblanos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. After the Storm by John Edwin Hilary Skinner (1866)
"Many poblanos kneel and pray, whilst all the people within sight remain bareheaded
for a few ... (Appropriate reflection;—these poblanos are superstitious; ..."
2. The War with Mexico by Roswell Sabine Ripley (1849)
"... having obtained nothing in money or means from the poblanos except a partial
remount, for he seized all the horses upon which he could lay his hands. ..."
3. The Founding of Spanish California: The Northwestward Expansion of New Spain by Charles Edward Chapman (1916)
"... de Pol-cos poblanos. 1 Possibly the fifty hats were only a reserve supply, as
the boys might be expected to have a hat apiece to begin with. ..."
4. The Quarterly (1901)
"This lady was well known by the poblanos of early days, and is still hale and
hearty despite her seventy- three years, and the many vicissitudes of family ..."
5. The Story of Mexico by Susan Hale (1888)
"The poblanos could not understand that these ill-conditioned soldiers were the
terrible conquerors who were invading their homes. ..."
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