Pal
[pæl]
Definition
(n.) A mate; a partner; esp., an accomplice or confederate.
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Definition
n. (slang) a partner mate.
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Examples
- But over most of the world the Lower Pal?olithic culture had developed into a more complicated and higher life twenty or thirty thousand years ago. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We know nothing of the language of Pal?olithic man; we do not even know whether Pal?olithic man talked freely. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The hunters of the third and last stage of the later Pal?olithic Age appear to have supplemented a diminishing food supply by fishing. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Then I'll tell you wot it is,' said Mr. Weller, after a short meditation, 'this is a case for that 'ere confidential pal o' the Chancellorship's. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Although they had clay available, and although there are several Pal?olithic clay figures on record, they had _no pottery_. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Or the Nordic peoples also may have developed separately from a pal?olithic stage. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The head of the household or the tribe was less of a leader and more of a master, more like the Pal?olithic Old Man. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There I parted from my old pals and determined to settle down to a quiet and respectable life. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He's going to ask your pals, too. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Pals of the Dook, I suppose? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Mr. Jobling returns, Guppy, we have been pals now for some years! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Every woman was abroad, every man was out, shopping with his wife, or gathering with his pals. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Well, you and your pals have just come in time for me to be able to introduce you to Mrs. Woodley. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- They'll all know what a clever fellow he was; he'll show it himself, and not disgrace his old pals and teachers. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- By degrees these common marvels palled on us, and then other wonders were called into being. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- A certain blunt, blind stupidity in him palled on her soul, limiting her. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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