Feller
['fɛlɚ]
Definition
(n.) One who, or that which, fells, knocks or cuts down; a machine for felling trees.
(n.) An appliance to a sewing machine for felling a seam.
Editor: Margaret
Examples
- Rum feller, the hemperor,' said Mr. Weller, as he walked slowly up the street. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Nothin' whatever, my fine feller,' rejoined Sam, taking the reply into his own mouth. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Major William is a fine feller. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I never see such a feller as you, Jack; you win everything. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Well, we must pick up that feller, said another. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He's a handsome feller. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I'm glad to hear I'm a good feller. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- What a lucky feller you are! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- None o' that, I say, young feller,' repeated Sam firmly. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Is this here Mr. Bantam's, old feller? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Why, Tom, you're cross, said Haley; why can't ye take it pleasant, now, when a feller's talking for your good? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- For the sake o' your feller-creeturs, keep yourself as quiet as you can; only think what a loss you would be! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- How do _you _find yourself, my dear feller? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- What do you take a feller for? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The feller has left you, has he? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Stout fellers last six or seven years; trashy ones gets worked up in two or three. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He's the faithfullest, best crittur-- Yes, yes, said Haley; but your good fellers are just the critturs to want ter run off. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I've had one or two of these fellers, and I jest sold 'em down river. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Affable, unaffected, say- nothin'-to-nobody sorts o' fellers. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Fact is, I never could do things up the way some fellers manage the business. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- See the chaps in a boat-race; look at the fellers in a fight; aye, look at a dawg killing rats--which is it wins? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Editor: Xenia