vacant hour
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He played with the nonchalant air of one who was there merely to pass away a vacant hour, but his stakes were high and he played every shot.
From Jim Cummings Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery by A. Frank [pseud.] Pinkerton
It fills a vacant hour for leisurely people, it gives agreeable distraction, it furnishes some pleasant dreams.
From The Altar Fire by Arthur Christopher Benson
If my narrative has no other recommendation, it may at least serve to while away a vacant hour, and remind my readers of something better, they have read before.
From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Ernest Giles
As for buffoons and artists, to amuse a vacant hour or sketch a vacant face, we must frankly tell you at once that there is not one.
From The Young Duke by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
In academies, and private families, it may be erected in the place allotted for amusement, where it will furnish entertainment for many a vacant hour.
From Practical Education, Volume II by Maria Edgeworth
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