Nasby

[ naz-bee ]

/ ˈnæz bi /

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noun

Petroleum V., pen name of David Ross Locke.

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How to use Nasby in a sentence

Nasby, who had popularized the Toledo Blade, kept steadily to one line.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
Andrew Johnson, with all the patronage of the nation, had not the influence of "Nasby" with his one newspaper.
Women and the Alphabet|Thomas Wentworth Higginson
The tone of society, in too many places, seemed to be of the Nasby order, if not worse.
Across America|James F. Rusling
"Nasby" at one time or another enters every sphere of the political life of his day and generally with small glory to himself.
A History of American Literature Since 1870|Fred Lewis Pattee

"Nasby" stands for blatant copperheadism, just as "McFingal" stands for Toryism, and as a result he delighted the multitude.
A History of American Literature Since 1870|Fred Lewis Pattee