spondulix
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of spondulix
C19: of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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"I believe it was just a matter of spondulix," said the practical Dee.
From Vacation with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell
If you are speaking of a wealthy man don't say "He has plenty of spondulix," or "the long green."
From How to Speak and Write Correctly by Devlin, Joseph
But I don't see the spondulix that oughter follow.
From A Sappho of Green Springs by Harte, Bret
He ain’t got the spondulix, and so he ain’t what you’d call tony.
From Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher by Gates, Eleanor
"I ain't no bayou minnow to git jes' a little nibble of dat money—half of dat cash spondulix is mine."
From The Ten-foot Chain or, Can Love Survive the Shackles? A Unique Symposium by Abdullah, Achmed
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