Lexicographical Neighbors of Lobbygow
Literary usage of Lobbygow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American English by Gilbert Milligan Tucker (1921)
"lobbygow—A "pal" in a bad sense, October, 1912. LOBLOLLY—Kind of tree, 1775.
LOCALIZE—Prepare local items for newspaper, 1861. ..."
2. Constance Dunlap, Woman Detective by Arthur Benjamin Reeve (1913)
"He's a lobbygow for the grapevine system they have now of selling the dope in
spite of this new law." " Where does he get the stuff? " she asked. ..."
3. Somewhere in France by Richard Harding Davis (1915)
""He's a lobbygow of mine. He's worked for me for years. I could send him up the
river if I liked. He knows it." Her tone was convincing. ..."
4. The Dream Doctor: The New Adventure of Craig Kennedy, Scientific Detective by Arthur Benjamin Reeve (1914)
""Yes, and a lobbygow for the grapevine system of selling the dope under this new
law." "Where does he get the supply to sell?" asked Kennedy, casually. ..."
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