Banked
[bæŋkt]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Bank
Typist: Malcolm
Examples
- For many precious generations the new-lit fires of the human intelligence were to be seriously banked down by this by-product. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They banked it up, and laid green turf over it. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He thought she would be sitting in a sofa-corner near the fire, with azaleas banked behind her on a table. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- When not required to blaze it was probably banked down with ashes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I took off the cloth, got out the balls, picked out a cue for Mr. Edison, and when we banked for the first shot I won and started the game. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Of course I was very sorry, said Edison, in speaking of this interview later, for I had banked on that machine bringing me in money. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
Typist: Malcolm