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Definition of Dickeys
1. dickey [n] - See also: dickey
Literary usage of Dickeys
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Diary of Matthew Patten of Bedford, N.H. by Matthew Patten (1903)
"... was 85% £ CONTINUED FROM THE PRECEDING BOOK, APRIL 3d 1755 went to Londonderry
to Give in my account to the Executors of Elias dickeys estate and Lodged ..."
2. Bulletin by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1911)
"dickeys RIDGE DISTRICT. dickeys Ridge is a high outlier of the Blue Ridge proper,
lying west of the main divide. It is composed of the same dark-colored ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"The mothers used to catch six “ dickeys,” as they called them, from the children's
... The “ dickeys,” they confidently assured me, “ eat up the film,” or ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Alabama by Alabama Supreme Court (1830)
"The hill pr;iys that both the dickeys may be made defendants, ... The other two
affiants stated that both the dickeys told them that they were so in ..."
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