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Definition of Foozles
1. foozle [v] - See also: foozle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foozles
Literary usage of Foozles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Record of an Aeronaut: Being the Life of John M. Bacon by Gertrude Bacon (1907)
"I know not why, but he called her " foozles." And then there came thefts at night
among the fowl roosts, and in alarm for his favourite he begged our father ..."
2. The Mystery of Golf by Arnold Haultain (1912)
"And you know how a series of foozles tends to upset the mental and the moral
balance of a sane ... Why do foozles in golf affect the whole man ? — Humph! ..."
3. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Robert Smith Surtees (1903)
"This is too bad," repeated he; " people accepting invitations, and then crying
off at the last moment.' "Who is it can't come, papa—the foozles? ..."
4. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1898)
"Have we not almost all learnt these expressions of old foozles : and uttered them
ourselves when in the square-toed state ? ..."
5. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1910)
"... on a torrid day or eagerly discussing at dinner the drives and foozles of
their afternoon sport. This golf consciousness is something in its own right. ..."
6. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1899)
"Have we not almost all learnt these expressions of old foozles : and uttered them
ourselves when in the square-toed state ? The Eton master who was breaking ..."
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