The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn vocabulary

8 obsolete vocabulary words

< select a category
8 [obsolete] words
mesmerism
doggery
larboard
brain fever
yellow boy
phrenology
⏪
⏩
help & settings
[x]
help with word

jour printer

help with tags  tags: [obsolete] [usa]
help with definition
► definition
Definition:
1. (US, historical, 19th century) A journeyman printer — referring to both a man's profession and his status within his trade or company.

text from Wiktionary, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
help with use text
► uses
Uses:
"[...]What's your line—mainly?"
"Jour printer by trade; do a little in patent medicines; theater-actor—tragedy, you know; take a turn to mesmerism and phrenology when there's a chance; [...]"

Mark Twain. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
help with search help with search