foozle

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Sponge filled a bumper and drank his lordship's health, with the accompaniment as desired; and turning to Robert Foozle, who was doing likewise, said, 'Are you fond of hunting?'

From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Surtees, Robert Smith

The two then sat silent for a time, Sponge seeing where the sore place was, and Robert Foozle, as usual, seeing nothing.

From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Surtees, Robert Smith

Sponge tackled vigorously with the new-comer, which was better than the first; and Robert Foozle, drinking as he spoke, by pattern, kept filling away, much to Jawleyford's dissatisfaction, who was compelled to order a third.

From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Surtees, Robert Smith

Robert was the hope of the house of Foozle; and it was fortunate his parents were satisfied with him, for few other people were.

From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Surtees, Robert Smith

Often such awakenings follow a poor night's rest, and commonly they mean indiscriminate eating, or those subtle mental influences old Kipps ascribed to "Foozle Ile" in the system, or worry.

From Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)