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[Ire] G. Fitzmaurice Pie-Dish in Five Plays (1917) 151: It isn't right the old man is, for wasn’ there a strain of lunacy in the Pringles of Lisroe? [...] Indeed there was not, but they being a little airy in themselves the same as the Carmodys of Moinveerna .
at airy, adj.1
[Ire] G. Fitzmaurice Moonlighter in Five Plays (1917) 83: You dare go against the rules while I am the Captain of the moonlighters! But we aren’t sure of the grabber yet .
at grabber, n.
[Ire] G. Fitzmaurice Moonlighter in Five Plays (1917) 83: You dare go against the rules while I’m the Captain of the moonlighters!
at moonlighter, n.
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