messan
noun
a lapdog; small pet dog.
messin
-
a variation of
messan.
Example Sentences
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“And see kin you keep fum messin up his clothes one time,” she said, handing Luster a spoon.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
G'wan way frum here now, can be bodder wid you chillun messin ups my front yard.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives by Work Projects Administration
Yo git no strength eawt i' them messin things yo eat.
From The History of David Grieve by Mrs. Humphry Ward
That's what comes of King's jawin' and messin'.
From Stalky & Co. by Rudyard Kipling
Whether it had etten summat at upset it stummack, or whether it grew sick o' seein them fondlin an messin wi one another aw dooant know, but ther's noa daat abaat it bein sick.
From Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect by John Hartley
