Nasby

[ naz-bee ]

/ ˈnæz bi /

noun

Petroleum V., pen name of David Ross Locke.

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Words nearby Nasby

nasal reflex, nasal septum, nasal spine of frontal bone, nasal spray, Nasarawa, Nasby, NASCAR, NASCAR dad, nascent, nascent state, NASD

Example sentences from the Web for Nasby

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
Nasby, who had popularized the Toledo Blade, kept steadily to one line.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
"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

I suppose it was 1873—because Nasby was with me at the time, and it was in Boston.
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories|Mark Twain

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