monish

Example Sentences

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"Nix, Doctor; I pays no monish till I knows where am I sick," and she abruptly left the room.

From Twenty Years of Hus'ling by Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace)

Mr Newland—it was all lent in monish, not in goods; you will not make me lose so much as dat?”

From Japhet in Search of a Father by Marryat, Frederick

"I say first, petter all de boys put zair pursh into Van Holp's monish."

From Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates by Dodge, Mary Mapes

"Veil, I vill puy te pedstead," he said, and then enquired: "How much monish do you vant for it?"

From The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution by Abrams, Alex St. Clair

I don’t want my monish, my good sar.

From Japhet in Search of a Father by Marryat, Frederick