Example Sentences

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Perhaps he has pinked himself with a thrust of his sting that escaped me in the turmoil of the last efforts.

From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

"I would not give a Dutch stiver for Le Gardeur's bones five hours after he has pinked the Bourgeois!"

From The Golden Dog by Kirby, William