prig

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Little Prig;"   Bun replied, "You are doubtless very big, But all sorts of things and weather Must be taken together   To make up a year,   And a sphere.

From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by Cole, E. W. (Edward William)

Prig, prig, n. a pert fellow who gives himself airs of superior wisdom.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

All three started, calling Prig, and running after her and Blackhawk in wild confusion.

From Happy Days for Boys and Girls by Various

"Is it Mrs. Harris?" inquired Mrs. Prig, solemnly.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, May 24, 1890 by Various

“I thought you were on the ‘Weekly Prig.’

From Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 by Various