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Honestly, I did not feel as if I could stand the strain for long, and it might kill poor little Dormy.

From Uncanny Tales by Molesworth, Mrs. Mary Louisa

Dormy, dear," I said, a good deal concerned, "I do think it's your fancy.

From Uncanny Tales by Molesworth, Mrs. Mary Louisa

Dormy, Dormie, dor′mi, adj. a term applied to one player at golf, when he is as many holes ahead as there remain holes to be played.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

She had got it into her head that Finster did not suit Dormy, and was quite disposed to think that three months of such strong air were enough at a time.

From Uncanny Tales by Molesworth, Mrs. Mary Louisa

"Dormy mustn't be allowed to strain his eyes."

From Andiron Tales by Dwiggins, Clare Victor