cry down
Example Sentences
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Make one dog down, and then cry "down" to him, checking him if he does not, and pulling him to where he ought to drop.
From The Dog by Dinks
To decry is to cry down, in some noisy, public, or conspicuous manner.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald
Bryan unbarred the door, and all three rushed out in the yard, when they heard the same cry down the boreheen, but could see nothing.
From Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats
It seems he will cry down not only the jus divinum of church censures with the Erastians, but the jus divinum of the Sabbath with the Canterburians.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie
When they do so, cry "down," very slightly checking them if they do not.
From The Dog by Dinks
