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chince
noun 2
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4ADJ.
good
VERB + CHINCE
see, wasn't
CHINCE + NOUN
bed, bedbug, bug, bugs, enemy, everything, hail
PREP.
on
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noun
1
Alternative form of chinch.
I planted last spring 100 acres of ground in corn, it was in fine order and the season was good, but the chince bug (an enemy I never saw before) attacked it and instead of 1200 barrils I gathered but 600.
Drouth, chince–bugs, hail, everything! My garden all cut to pieces like sauerkraut.
2
Alternative form of chintz.
Tis true we have sometimes been obliged to cook our own victuals, sometimes to be content with very scanty fare, and sometimes with none at all ; nor were we ever indulged with down beds, chince curtains, or Turkey carpets
It is not a chince, I do assure you, it is an English cotton, which I value much more.
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I planted last spring 100 acres of ground in corn, it was in fine order and the season was good, but the chince bug (an enemy I never saw before) attacked it and instead of 1200 barrils I gathered but
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Drouth, chince–bugs, hail, everything! My garden all cut to pieces like sauerkraut.
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Dere wasn't a chince [bedbug] on a one of em. Better not see a chince on a bed.
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