monish
[mon-ish]
verb (used with object) Archaic.
to admonish.
RELATED WORDS
scold, chide, berate, admonish, upbraid, censure, castigate, reprimand, oppose, reproach, criticize, rebuke, denounce, blame, condemn, read, pay, rake, rip, reprehend
Origin of monish
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Examples from the Web for monish
Historical Examples of monish
If my friend Isaac had been about, his second-hand clothes shop (for no “monish”) would have come as a boon and a blessing.
Adventures and RecollectionsBill o'th' Hoylus End
It is Friday night, his Sabbath has already commenced, he can do no business—make no monish—to-night.
Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York IllustratedSolon Robinson
Dis voman called at my shtore yesterday, and begged me for monish.
The Trials of the Soldier's WifeAlex St. Clair Abrams
I have lent my monish a tousand times, and never once they did offer it me back.
Japhet in Search of a FatherFrederick Marryat
You put Matty's head to de schissors, an' take him all off, und you shteal den her monish.
Uncle Rutherford's NiecesJoanna H. Mathews