morra
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The proverbial phrase for an honest man was quicum in tenebris mices, one you would trust to play at morra in the dark.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
"It's six years the morra since I seen him," said Pat, still looking out to sea.
From The Weans at Rowallan by Fitzpatrick, Kathleen
"I'll bury my granny the morra, an' then—then I start."
From The Weans at Rowallan by Fitzpatrick, Kathleen
The game is usually five, but sometimes "double morra" is played, the score being ten.
From St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks by Various
The sweetest and the best of the jungle productions is the "morra."
From Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon by Baker, Samuel White, Sir
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