Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abbreviation of
Nevada .
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Examples
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That there young li'l Mista Dills, he ain 'nev' did show no class, no way nor no time.
Gentle Julia Booth Tarkington 1907
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Ah ain 'nev' ast yo ', has Ah? All Ah does is to hole Cato so he won't chaw yo' laig off when yo 'come botherin' me to please 'low yo' to hulp me, -- das all Ah do.
Viola Gwyn George Barr McCutcheon 1897
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Ole man sez yew'd best wait on what's fast t 'yer an' nev 'mine th' other. "
The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales Frank T. Bullen 1886
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A typical right wingnut who nev er is bothered by facts.
Defiant Wilson raises more than $200,000 after outburst 2009
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I have nev er heard one Idea or Plan from her .... its all about Negativity and being devisive, merely Opposing everying the Obama administration tries to achieve.
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The dual have nev! er met, though a men do have identical earthy characteristics.
Man thinks he was kidnapped 50 years ago: UPDATED admin 2009
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The dual have nev! er met, though a men do have identical earthy characteristics.
Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009
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Now, I don't claim to be the next coming Ann Landers -- or even Dr. Drew -- but nev ...
Laine Ewen: Dear Bucs Chick: Advice for Football Lovers 2010
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Now, I don't claim to be the next coming Ann Landers -- or even Dr. Drew -- but nev ...
Laine Ewen: Dear Bucs Chick: Advice for Football Lovers 2010
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If you think of the grand hotels of Europe, built by families that ran them for generations, they nev er would have had a five - or 10-year timeline.
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