unlicked cub
Example Sentences
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The unlicked cub aforesaid was slumbering peacefully in his corner, his long legs straight across the compartment, for we were three on that side, and there was no room to put them on the seat.
From Fordham's Feud by Mitford, Bertram
Seven thousand a year unencumbered was hardly to be sneezed at; still, she must not throw herself away on any such unlicked cub.
From Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West by Mitford, Bertram
He abominated them all; it was an old feud, from the time he first went to sea, an unlicked cub with a great opinion of himself, in the engine-room.
From The End of the Tether by Conrad, Joseph
A young woman never cares anything for an unlicked cub, nine years younger than herself, unless Fate has played pitch and toss with her heart's true love.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors by Hubbard, Elbert
The unlicked cub of a common constable seemed to eye me the more suspiciously for the flattering form of my address.
From Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
