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Definition of Prising
1. prise [v] - See also: prise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prising
Literary usage of Prising
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"prising garrison of Coche. In this fruitful and pleasant country the Romans were
plentifully supplied with water and forage : and severa) forts, ..."
2. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers (1835)
"Cementing and prising will be our mercy, and dividing more OUT reproach than we
are aware of. The king hath allowed the noblemen who are here, ..."
3. The Works of Flavius Josephus by Flavius Josephus, William Whiston (1850)
"... which was very sore, and by reason of the sur* prising nature of what was told
him, so be desired that Isaiah would give him some sign or wonder, ..."
4. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"prising Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire. G. = champaign land. Gwynedd. [Welsh.]
Old name of the counties of Carnarvon, Denbigh, and Flint. ..."
5. The City of Detroit, Michigan, 1701-1922 by Clarence Monroe Burton, William Stocking, Gordon K. Miller, S. J. Clarke Publishing Company (1922)
"prising methods, has succeeded in developing an extensive patronage for the firm
in this district. At Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on the 30th of September, ..."
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