Lexicographical Neighbors of Dunnakin
Literary usage of Dunnakin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864: A Western by Alfred Seelye Roe (1909)
"dunnakin, Charles, b. South Hadley; 23, S.; farmer, Amherst; June 21, '61; ...
dunnakin, Henry A., b. Hadley; 23, S.; broom-maker, Hadley; June 21, '61; re. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"dunnakin (American thieves), a chamber-pot. In England, the water-closet. «
Durham man (old slang), a knock- kneed man was so called, and was said to ..."
3. Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windham County, Vt., 1724-1884 by Hamilton Child (1884)
"... Clark Lewis, r 43, Saxton's River, dunnakin Calvin J., r 16, West Northfield,
Mass., Hildreth Frank, Main St., Howe Moses B., Crosby block, Bee Keepers. ..."
4. 1673-1899: History of the Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, which by John Montague Smith, Henry Walbridge Taft, Abbie Talitha Montague (1899)
"... Anna dunnakin of Hadley. He d. Aug. 15, 1877, ae. 71. She d. Feb. to, 1881.
Ch.: Hannah T.; m. Henry Stocking; res. Fort Wayne, Ind. Rhoda, m. ..."
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