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- noun Canada A
native of Smithers,British Columbia .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Smithereen chewed it into shape with his front teeth," Okra said as she lifted them up to its surface.
Pet Peeve Anthony, Piers 2005
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Meanwhile Gwenny walked out to stand directly before Smithereen.
Pet Peeve Anthony, Piers 2005
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Goody sought out Smithereen, who was in action beside the Singing Tower, which was singing a battle song.
Pet Peeve Anthony, Piers 2005
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Smithereen was leading a troop of about twenty ogres, each almost as brutish and ugly as himself.
Pet Peeve Anthony, Piers 2005
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"Me see har-pee," Smithereen said, lifting a hamfist.
Pet Peeve Anthony, Piers 2005
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"I have to get this nut out, so Smithereen can eat it and be fortified for his evening of dragon intimidation."
Roc and a Hard Place Anthony, Piers 1995
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Smithereen sat up and poked a finger at the cloud, intrigued by its toughness; this was not ordinary cloudstuff.
Roc and a Hard Place Anthony, Piers 1995
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Okra had charmed Smithereen Ogre despite being insufficiently ugly, stupid, or strong, but it had worked out because he had more than enough of all three qualities for both of them.
Roc and a Hard Place Anthony, Piers 1995
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Okra had charmed Smithereen Ogre despite being insufficiently ugly, stupid, or strong, but it had worked out because he had more than enough of all three qualities for both of them.
Roc and a Hard Place Anthony, Piers 1995
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They winged it to the Nameless Castle, where they deposited Smithereen on a suitable outcropping bank of cloud.
Roc and a Hard Place Anthony, Piers 1995
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