Boney
['bəuni]
Examples
- They talked about war and glory, and Boney and Lord Wellington, and the last Gazette. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Faith, I was never afeard of nothing except Boney, or I shouldn't ha' been the soldier I was. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- We shall have the first of the fight, sir; and depend on it Boney will take care that it shall be a hard one. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I interpreted what she said to my nephew, who immediately seized hold of the delicate Carlo, saying, Come along with me, little Boney. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Boney himself hasn't got such in his cellar, my boy! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Brought me to the pass of being informed that “she does not wish to regard herself, nor yet to be regarded, in that boney light”! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Boney attack us! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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