truantry
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of truantry
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at truant, -ry
Example Sentences
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The child has this truantry when he plays at Indian, for he fashions the universe to his desires.
From Journeys to Bagdad by Brooks, Charles S. (Charles Stephen)
Such journey would be the soul of truantry and you should set out upon the road every spring when the wind comes warm.
From Journeys to Bagdad by Brooks, Charles S. (Charles Stephen)
That was one thing, at least, from which my truantry protected me.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Possibly I might be blamed a bit for my truantry, but the recapture of the Hispaniola was a clinching answer, and I hoped that even Captain Smollett would confess I had not lost my time.
From Treasure Island by Winter, Milo
Rather, the smell of the place urges me indeterminately, diffusedly, to truantry.
From Journeys to Bagdad by Brooks, Charles S. (Charles Stephen)
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