Lexicographical Neighbors of Petties
Literary usage of Petties
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual for Medical Officers of Health by Edward Smith (1873)
"DRAINS AND DRAINAGE; petties, AND OTHER ACCUMULATIONS OF FILTH.* The drainage of
houses is of the utmost importance to health, and has been the subject of ..."
2. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1897)
"Since I became the chief officer of the sanitary department of the Corporation
of Dublin I have waged an incessant war against petties and ..."
3. Early Yorkshire Schools by Arthur Francis Leach (1899)
"118) the Governors agreed to appoint "one master for to teach petties in this
borough; and the Grammar Schoolmaster to be no more charged with teaching ..."
Other Resources:
Welsh