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monish

[mon-ish]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

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Origin of monish¹

1250–1300; Middle English monisshen, probably aphetic variant of amonisshen to admonish

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It is Friday night, his Sabbath has already commenced, he can do no business—make no monish—to-night.

I was haf de monish or—” and the speaker shrugged his shoulders in a way that was highly suggestive.

Isaacs, who had been all smiles, drew back in horror, exclaiming: 'I cannot take dot; dot is not monish, madam.'

So it is with Thurlow Weed, who tries to be economical, is unsuccessful, and cries for more monish.

"Nix, Doctor; I pays no monish till I knows where am I sick," and she abruptly left the room.

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