simon-pure
real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
Origin of simon-pure
1Words Nearby simon-pure
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How to use simon-pure in a sentence
Midway between trade unionism and the simon-pure, idealistic reform philosophies stood producers' and consumers' cooperation.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig PerlmanThere was one old chap in the town—Bill Budlong—who took a heap of pride in being the simon pure cuss.
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son | George Horace LorimerA bunch of simon-pure tenderfeet strayed into the mountains west of here a couple of summers ago.
North of Fifty-Three | Bertrand W. SinclairAll these truthful sayings have been preserved as proverbs simply because they are simon pure truths.
Dollars and Sense | Col. Wm. C. HunterThis man does not get in over four or five hours' simon pure hard work in a day.
Dollars and Sense | Col. Wm. C. Hunter
British Dictionary definitions for simon-pure
real; genuine; authentic
Origin of simon-pure
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Other Idioms and Phrases with simon-pure
Absolutely genuine, quite authentic, as in That laboratory test was simon pure; none of the specimens was adulterated. This expression comes from the name of a character in a play, Susannah Centilivre's A Bold Stroke for a Wife (1717), who is the victim of an impersonation but turns up in the end and proves that he is “the real Simon Pure.”
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