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But even Paul Bunyan himself could not do without Johnny Inkslinger, the master figurer who kept a piece of rubber as big as a barrel on the end of his nose.

From Time Magazine Archive

"You are a shrewd figurer, and your remarks are interesting," said he.

From The Blazed Trail by White, Stewart Edward

"It's at the rate of eight million six hundred and forty thousand miles a day," came from Mark, who was a rapid figurer.

From Through Space to Mars Or the Longest Journey on Record by Rockwood, Roy