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Definition of Mudsills
1. mudsill [n] - See also: mudsill
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mudsills
Literary usage of Mudsills
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Personal and Political Ballads by Frank Moore (1864)
"Hark ! from the School the answer rolls: " THE 'mudsills' READ ! ... Verily, the
Northern " mudsills " are queer chaps. T?iey will read. ..."
2. The Life and Public Services of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, and Hon by Richard Josiah Hinton (1860)
"... the free States as hirelings, and the "mudsills of society." Mr. Hamlin commenced
his reply on the ninth of March and continued it through the next day. ..."
3. Lyrics for Freedom: And Other Poems by Continental Club (1862)
"Alas ! that the mudsills mean, With a stroke of their plebian sword, Should pluck
the jackdaws clean, With never a boastful ..."
4. Personal and Political Ballads by Frank Moore (1864)
"Hark ! from the School the answer rolls: " THE 'mudsills' READ ! ... Verily, the
Northern " mudsills " are queer chaps. T?iey will read. ..."
5. The Life and Public Services of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, and Hon by Richard Josiah Hinton (1860)
"... the free States as hirelings, and the "mudsills of society." Mr. Hamlin commenced
his reply on the ninth of March and continued it through the next day. ..."
6. Lyrics for Freedom: And Other Poems by Continental Club (1862)
"Alas ! that the mudsills mean, With a stroke of their plebian sword, Should pluck
the jackdaws clean, With never a boastful ..."
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