Lexicographical Neighbors of Niffers
Literary usage of Niffers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries by William Fordyce Mavor (1801)
"... one of the principal mi- niffers. Though ignorant and'illiterate in the extreme,
he had a peculiar ..."
2. Proverbs, Proverbial Expressions, and Popular Rhymes of Scotland by Andrew Cheviot (1896)
"E. HE'S fond o' barter that niffers wi' old Nick. HE'S gane a' to pigs and whistles.
ie, gone to ruin. ..."
3. Tradition, Principally with Reference to Mythology and the Law of Nations by John Francis Arundell (1872)
"... declares that Nimrod attempted to mount to heaven on the wings of an eagle,
and makes niffers (Calneh) the scene of this occurrence (Lex. ..."
4. Tradition, Principally with Reference to Mythology and the Law of Nations by John Francis Arundell (1872)
"... Nimrod attempted to mount to heaven on the wings of an eagle, and makes
niffers (Calneh) the scene of this occurrence (Lex. Geograph. in voc. Niffer). ..."
5. One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices by David Herschell Edwards (1886)
"So love lichts the heights an' the howea o' our life, An' niffers wi' gentle an'
simple, Love cheers the wee c'it-house an' banishes strife, ..."
6. The Negotiable Instruments Law Annotated with References to the English by Joseph Doddridge Brannan (1919)
"... of the opposite section of the other act, but niffers, in some cases substantially,
in others only slightly. ..."
7. Cases Relating to the Tithes of the City of London: Determined in the by Thomas George Western (1823)
"... but it must be a rent of houses, according to the words of the Decree and
niffers constitution, which calls it pensio domus and ..."
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