Anthony
['æntənɪ]
Definition
the patron saint of swineherds: the smallest pig in a litter.—Anthony's fire a popular name for erysipelas.
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Examples
- Shakespeare, in Anthony and Cleopatra (Act II, Scene 5), makes the latter say, Let us to billiards. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- His name, said the hermit--his name is Sir Anthony of Scrabelstone--as if I would drink with a man, and did not know his name! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Saint Anthony? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I put my Saint Anthony back in the capsule, spilled the thin gold chain together and put it all in my breast pocket. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- That room was their boat; that audience were the maidens; and he (Mr. Anthony Humm), however unworthily, was 'first oars' (unbounded applause). Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It's a Saint Anthony, she said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The Saint Anthony was in a little white metal capsule. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- But they say a Saint Anthony's very useful. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Anthony Humm now moved that the assembly do regale itself with a song. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- You gave me the Saint Anthony. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Oh, very well,' rejoined Mr. Anthony Humm, retreating a few paces. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- By the hog dear to St Anthony, I renounce him! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
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