monish
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of monish
1250–1300; Middle English monisshen, probably aphetic variant of amonisshen to admonish
Example Sentences
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"Yees, Baxter, but za had not mooch monish wid zem."
From The Rover Boys in the Jungle Or, Stirring Adventures in Africa by Edward Stratemeyer
I don't want my monish, my good sar.
From Japhet, in Search of a Father by Frederick Marryat
"What shall I do?" thought Isaac, "de monish mosh not be loss."
From Tom Cringle's Log by Michael Scott
Somebody has taken te monish, and, py Cot!
From The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution by Alex St. Clair Abrams
"I can't say dat Mr. Elder vould take it," observed Mr. Swartz, "and all I remember now dat you didn't come anyvere near de safe, I can't tink who could have taken the monish."
From The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution by Alex St. Clair Abrams
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