facer

Example Sentences

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It's a bit of a facer for me—I tell you that straight—but it don't seem unnatural in you.

From Second String by Hope, Anthony

This was a facer for the ex-priest, and ere he could frame a retort Jerome took up the matter again.

From Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea by Bevan, Tom

How one admires a woman who takes an unexpected facer without making a scene!

From The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel by Winter, John Strange

This was a facer, and I knew not what to say, until by a happy thought I suggested that he should consult my aunt Susan, with whom he was a prime favourite.

From Palm Tree Island by Strang, Herbert

Rough on him, and rough on the Foltlebarres, and a facer for Lessie ... and what price the girl?'

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard