dade
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Example Sentences
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An' yez sint him to bed wid a flea in his ear, an' him just afther doin' the dade should mak' ye the proudest fayther in de place!
From Derrick Sterling A Story of the Mines by Monroe, Kirk
He says that— "Moneyless they walke With a good wil, witless, meny wyde contreys Ryght as Peter dade and Paul, save that they preche nat."
From Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles by Tuke, Daniel Hack
Fetchin' er ole dade sunflower in ter show me when I'm doin' my bes' ter git this blessèd sugar-plum pie to sleep so's I ken git to my mendin'.
From When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood by Harland, Marion
Dat's Mahey Goodloe, named fo' ole Miss Goodloe what's dade.
From Blister Jones by Hambridge, Jay
Ich wealde more þan idude mi wit oh to be more To longe ich habbe child iben a worde ⁊ a dade.
From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph
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