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Examples
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It blasts open the southern vernacular with its scunners and hechs and jeely pieces.
Men Should Weep; Blasted; When We Are Married Susannah Clapp 2010
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"Yes, we'll get plenty o 'jeely too," she replied, drying the remaining tears from her eyes, and hugging him again to her breast.
The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner James C. Welsh
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"Oh, mammy, will I get sweeties noo?" and the boy danced with glee, as he shouted, "I'll get jeely-pieces noo, hurray!"
The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner James C. Welsh
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The "jeely-pieces," or slices of bread with jam on them, disappeared with amazing rapidity, and Geordie had some beef-tea, which seemed to improve him almost as soon as he had taken it.
The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner James C. Welsh
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"And will there be jeely for the pieces?" pursued the boy, for it seemed to him that there had never been a time when there was plenty to eat.
The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner James C. Welsh
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Sandy keepit his temper something winderfu ', an' he juist quietly set doon Nickerbucker Tammie on the seat an 'says, "Ay, loonie; juist you sit still there till your mither gie's your nose a dicht, an' ties your gartins; an 'you'll get a piece an' jeely on't when the trainie stops. "
My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond
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Young makin 'a hash of the apple jeely and the damson jam.
Patsy 1887
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"Is your jeely-pan good solid copper or only one of thae nesty French things that need to be lacquered every month?"
Patsy 1887
bilby commented on the word jeely
See a beautiful usage on jeely piece.
August 19, 2009