playfellow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of playfellow
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I knew that with his lively ways, he would make a fine playfellow.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
This suggestion from Georgette checked the ex-dandy, who was about to fill the young man's glass, but reflected that it would be very foolish to prevent the old playfellow from going away from Paris.
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Charles Paul de Kock
To-day," continued Georgette, "my old playfellow, the friend of my childhood, who has just come from our province to bring me news of my relatives, has called on me.
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Charles Paul de Kock
I fear him no more than the puppy leaping at old Sancho's bridle fears his tall playfellow!
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Stanley J. Weyman
She was lamenting the death of her cousin and childhood playfellow, Dr. Valentine Mott Francis, when "a much greater affliction" fell upon her in the death of her son-in-law, David Prescott Hall.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Maud Howe Elliott
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