Etymology
Origin of birthnight
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It was night at Boston, the birthnight of one of the leading events in the history of the world.
From Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris
At the "birthnight ball," on the 22d of February, 1845, President Tyler was accompanied by President-elect Polk.
From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Benjamin Perley Poore
Ah! she had a gay birthday, but you ask her what sort of a birthnight she had.
From Girls of the Forest by L. T. Meade
Lady Bradstone expressed high indignation at perceiving that her daughters thought more of dancing at a birthnight ball than of the good of the nation.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 05 by Maria Edgeworth
That night was the birthnight of the Frio Kid.
From Whirligigs by O. Henry
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