unfrequent
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Among the former Cries of London, those of Elderberries, Dandelion, &c. were not unfrequent, and each had in its turn physicians as well as village doctresses to recommend them.
From The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times by John Thomas Smith
St Paul indicates a real, and not unfrequent danger.
From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by G. G. Findlay
Pictures of similar character are not unfrequent upon the ancient frescoes, and many of them are far more extravagant than this, exhibiting men dancing wildly, standing upon their heads, and riotously fighting.
From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by James Parton
Query, Is there a place correctly so called, or is this one of the misnomers not unfrequent among seamen?
From Notes and Queries, Number 85, June 14, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various
The Great Bustard was formerly not unfrequent in Britain, but of late years it has become so rare that it is now impossible to describe its habits on the testimony of a living eye-witness.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns