nigh side
Example Sentences
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On the nigh side was a coachman, with his bandy legs cased in white pants and yeller topped boots; and on the other—well, say! you talk about your polka dot symphonies!
From Side-stepping with Shorty by Ford, Sewell
I felt a movement on my nigh side and see that Josiah wuz leanin’ forward in deep interest, 130 and thinkses I, he is sorry for her folly, he has a noble heart.
From Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands by Holley, Marietta
"Broke my new aut'mobile," carelessly replied my host, flicking a fly off the nigh side of his horse.
From Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur" by Eddy, Arthur Jerome
He called back, as he passed round the rear of his load to the nigh side of his team.
From The Sable Cloud A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861) by Adams, Nehemiah
Not so hard on the nigh side there.
From The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings : or, Making the Start in the Sawdust Life by Darlington, Edgar B. P.
