| 单词 | codger |
| 例句 | And it didn’t stop Mrs. L. J. Weidenbach, the banker’s wife, who came leading her father, an ancient codger half her size in full Civil War Union blue. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “He wakes up in the morning like a sly old codger,” said Pollard. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Dobby whispered, “He said we is free to call him a — a barmy old codger if we likes, sir!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The old codger was sitting on a box with his Bible on his knees. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “It does smell an awful lot like bacon. Maybe it’s some old codger who’s living in the woods and he’s making his breakfast.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z He was more like some gabby old codger who would sit next to you on a bus and try to show you bits of paper he kept folded in his wallet. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Carmen, honey, I don’t think that shawl would have made a darn bit of difference. You can’t hide your light under a bushel. And that old codger’s got eyes on his”—she notices me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z We have to understand that he's a lonely old codger, grateful for the company of his son. Jonathan Bernstein's Aerial View of American TV 2010-10-22T23:06:00Z The veteran character actor Ray Wise is on hand as the resident curmudgeon raging against modernity, the effect reminiscent less of Andy Rooney than of a demented codger shouting on the subway. | Mather Zickel: Mather Zickel ‘Reports’ the News for Adult Swim 2013-01-17T15:40:14Z On his 25th studio album takes a matter of minutes for Paul Weller to slip into grumpy old codger mode. Paul Weller: Wake Up the Nation 2010-04-15T14:30:00Z Since 2003, when he made “Trouble No More,” a collection of old blues and folk songs, he has been a grizzled codger taking the long view, pondering mortality and the meaning of life. Critics? Choice: New CDs: Albums by Brian Wilson, John Mellencamp, Trace Adkins 2010-08-15T23:05:00Z We were sharing a country house in the Catskills with some other codgers who were mutual friends, and he intrigued me despite myself. Modern Love: Age Is No Obstacle to Love, or Adventure 2013-09-12T18:12:17Z Stooped, gaunt and unshaven, with long, stringy hair and a hollow, penetrating gaze, this codger engages Rory in conversation. Movie Review: ‘The Words,’ With Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid and Bradley Cooper 2012-09-06T22:03:02Z The picture starts out light and larky before taking a welcome swerve into nastiness as these supposedly lovable codgers with their insulin injections and their corned-beef sandwiches begin to show their true colours. Michael Caine: 'Crime comes from poverty, and those suffering are darker people' 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Morris is Raphael's portrait of the artist as a young man, middle-aged, and as codger. Final Demands by Frederic Raphael 2010-05-07T23:18:00Z That voice can be almost avuncular, the wry cackle of a codger who still has an eye for the ladies. New Music: BOB DYLAN, review 2012-09-10T16:28:05Z In later years, Clayton was often typecast as twinkly, lovable elders — the tax-dodging patriarch in “You Can’t Take It With You,” the cheeky Yankee codger in “White Christmas,” a good-hearted missionary in “Guys and Dolls.” Clayton Corzatte is remembered for more than fine acting 2013-05-15T23:24:28Z We see a couple of codgers, oblivious to the musical revolution happening in front of them, complaining that Kool Herc is cutting between records too quickly. ‘Vinyl’ Season 1, Episode 3: Rock Star Karaoke 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z But I am the old codger who knows a lot and tries to tell people things whether they want to hear them or not. Tommy Chong waxes philosophical about his stoner persona, jazz music, and dealing with Trump 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Q: There’s a great line in”Hell” where an old codger remarks that the good old days of robbing banks and living long enough to enjoy the money are long gone. Actor-turned-screenwriter Taylor Sheridan, on his love letter to Texas 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z This is not a movie about the gentle aging of lovable codgers — “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. Movie Review: Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan in ‘Le Week-End’ 2014-03-13T14:29:45Z After 30 years, the most pugnacious and powerful Democrat in the Senate is calling it quits, and even a no-nonsense codger like Reid is prone to sentiment. ‘I hate palm trees’: The sentimental journey of Harry Reid 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Thankfully it never came to that, although my father and I once had this ridiculous pipe dream that we would read for the bar together, studying in an attic like a pair of Dickensian codgers. Hugh Bonneville: ‘I’m raging against the dying of the light by buying a convertible’ 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z He’s also a lover, a cad, a penitent, a believer, a cynic, a comedian, a kindly codger and a prophet of catastrophe. Music Review: Leonard Cohen at the Barclays Center 2012-12-22T00:28:21Z He doesn’t act that much anymore but surfaced to play codgers in his last star outings, “Gran Torino” and “Trouble With the Curve.” This Summer’s Action Heroes Are Several Shades of Gray 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Communicating in rough insults and rhyming slang, these artful codgers are, for a time, fun to watch. ‘King of Thieves’ Review: Michael Caine Leads a Crew of Artful Codgers 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Happily, Mr. Caan, who does the cute codger thing surprisingly well, provides a little oomph. | 'Henry?s Crime': Man Needs Caffeine Jolt or Reversal of Fortune 2011-04-07T21:30:18Z Those who think we should go with the flow of evolution in syntax — welcome to the 21st century, word codgers — balk at the usage traditions of their very elder elders. Why Weird Al's 'Word Crimes' Is English for Dummies 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Despite playing old codgers, he was one of life's great dandies. David Kelly obituary 2012-02-13T17:30:28Z "I'm sure they are nice old codgers, but I'm afraid I find their work serious-minded to the point of pain and obscure of purpose." Race hots up 2010-05-18T12:23:00Z She was simple and good, and an angel commanded an old codger called Joseph to take her as his bride. The Good Man Jesus And The Scoundrel Christ 2010-04-26T21:00:00Z Maybe God gave him a break: The shaky drawing hand and dulled imagination of a codger are absent. Always Leave Them Smiling: The Art of Al Hirschfeld 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z He is not a delusional codger but a young chivalric knight, his lady is not the unwitting farm girl but the beautiful Dulcinea del Toboso and all those windmills are giants. Top 10 deranged characters 2011-04-06T11:21:05Z Stanton was also almost always cast as a crook, a codger, an eccentric or a loser. Character Actor Harry Dean Stanton Dies at 91 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z But Mr. Kilroy spends more time exploring purple verbiage than emotional truths, reducing Bosie to a bloviating codger. | 'My Scandalous Life': Putting Oscar Wilde on the Back Seat 2011-02-14T22:58:39Z Mr. Oke’s insinuating singing captured the flickers of arousal embedded in the fidgety vocal lines of the smitten codger. Opera Review: ?Anna Nicole? Reimagined at Covent Garden 2011-02-18T04:59:19Z More voters think Biden is the mentally suspect codger of the two. Opinion: Trump promises vengeance and power grabs if he wins in 2024. Here's the plan. 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z When I asked Winston how she and others had made the shirts so quickly, she looked at me like the codger I am: Column: 'This is a huge turning point in the city': L.A. wrestles with where we go from here 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Like the colonoscopy-conversing codgers in “The Chair,” Professor Cassovan presents as a familiar comic figure: the elderly curmudgeon upholding antiquated ideals. A New Class of Campus Satire 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z That old codger will coach in a fresh place after all this time: the Golden State Warriors’ house by the Central Basin of the San Francisco Bay, a 2½-year-old toddler among arenas. Duke surges past Michigan State to give Mike Krzyzewski one last trip to the Sweet 16 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z The challenge was only compounded for Marino, who had to figure out how these colorful codgers would have aged since the last film. How a Rick Baker acolyte handled 'Coming 2 America' makeup and made his mentor proud 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z And this is how I turned into a cliché: the old codger who buys a car wistfully recalled from his youth. Nostalgia Plus Time Equals a New Breed of Collectible Cars 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z For now, all those doubts about the NFL actually starting on time can be shoved aside as the sporting world savors these two QB codgers. Life at 40-plus: Brady vs. Brees tastiest of NFL matchups 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z I tentatively suggest that by this stage we might sound like two crusty old codgers being sentimental about an imaginary golden age. 'My ties to England have loosened': John le Carré on Britain, Boris and Brexit 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Yet much of the press is acting like he's an old codger and it's just a matter of time before he keels over politically. Why the media are convinced Joe Biden will implode 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z You didn’t come this far just to give up, and some old codger’s words aren’t going to be enough to erase those pictures of Perfectlyfocusgroupedtoappealtothelargestdemographic. A beginner’s guide to space travel and seafood 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z But there was the garage sale where he met an old codger selling a shotgun. Antiques dealer focuses on all things Nevada, the Wild West 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z “It’s all yuppies and kids in strollers and all of that — and a few old codgers,” Crowley, 82, said over a recent lunch. Opinion | The Extinction of Gay Identity 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z As an old codger myself I found this piece and the reboot charming. The Woody Allen Reboot You Won’t See at the Oscars (or Maybe Anywhere) 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z There’s the freshness of Oklahoma and Georgia, old codgers of football ambition, tangling for the first time in the 148 years since the nation started going cuckoo for football played by collegians. Analysis | Irresistible force, meet immovable object: Oklahoma, Georgia prepare for playoff collision 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z By the 1930s, the term had changed in Hollywood to refer to entertainers who played specific types: Walter Brennan as the leathery old codger, Ward Bond as the avuncular authority figure. The New Generation of Character Actors 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Youngsters may sigh with impatience when an old codger tells them how life was tougher “when I was your age”. Millennials are doing better than the baby-boomers did at their age 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z It’s hard to imagine a better send-off for the gaunt-faced performer than “Lucky,” in which he portrays a Stantonesque codger, living in a tiny desert town, who must come to terms with his mortality. ‘Lucky’ review: Harry Dean Stanton’s final film moseys along perfectly 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z And it reminded everyone what a clever codger is Mark Dantonio, Michigan State coach for these past 11 seasons, an 8-2 record against Michigan in the past 10. A barb from former OU coach Barry Switzer may be the best way to calibrate Iowa State’s ludicrous upset of Oklahoma 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Though he is hobnobbing with former enemies, the old codger still finds it difficult to apologise for the excesses of his tenure. Mahathir Mohamad’s return shows the sorry state of Malaysian politics 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z The old codgers sit by the window, working on the first pints of the day. The parable of JD Wetherspoon 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z He told Andrew Neil on This Week: "I am old fashioned obviously, I don't think there are many old codgers who don't believe things were better in their day." Author and former MI6 man Freddie Forsyth talks spying - BBC News 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z I’d recommend this game as a fitness app for old codgers — especially those in a bit of pain who have a hard time getting motivated to walk. 'The silly game helped me walk again': readers on Pokémon Go three months on 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z When the new mid-year grades were announced about halfway through my quest, I had managed to add a few points – pulling myself up painfully to 136, an old codger’s grade if ever there was one. Truth, beauty and annihilation: my quest for chess mastery | Stephen Moss 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Two old codgers chatting on the edge of the mart reckoned everything would change: “We’ll get £1 billion back just from the European Parliament alone.” Brexitland versus Londonia 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Naysayers say this 74-year-old codger might be too old to be president. Obama misses the point. Bernie Sanders is more than a 'bright, shiny object' | Harry Jaffe 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z And, on top of that, the old codger has been in Congress for a quarter-century! CHARLES HURT: Hillary Clinton suffers Donald Trump envy as Clinton fatigue sets in 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z Enjoy it now, codger, because it will not last. 'The Strain' recap: Little spider kids, major haircuts in 'Quick and Painless' 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Now that Letterman’s a flinty codger, an establishment figure, it’s become difficult to recall just how revolutionary his style of meta-comedy once felt. David Letterman, Revolutionary 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Maryland, in retrospect, was at a disadvantage because West Virginia is led by the artful codger, Bob Huggins, so old-school that he coaches wearing a sweat suit. NCAA tournament a showdown of coaches: Calipari, Izzo, Pitino et al. 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Ray Bradford was 40 - a codger at that time in competitive golf - when he made it to the 36-hole finals against McGonagill. Buried lies (and truths) discovered at old golf course 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z Give the old codgers this: even if they don’t do their taxes online, they do know how to use social media to air their grievances. Irate TurboTax Users Can Get Free Upgrades Or HR Block Substitute 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Honestly, I’m like one of those old codgers I used to watch in the military parades of my 1950s childhood. The commencement speech that the Internet generation really needs 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z As people choose to work longer, they may inspire resentment from co-workers who think promotions are being blocked by old codgers who won’t leave. High & Low Finance: Ideas to Help Workers Afford to Retire 2014-02-06T20:00:52Z Those focus mainly on risk factors for diseases, and say little about normal aging, the slow, mysterious process that turns children to codgers. Searching for Meaningful Markers of Aging 2013-07-22T21:04:32Z A codger named Davey, pushing 70, kick-started the whole thing in February. 2012 in D.C. pro sports: For all its thrills and heartbreak, a tough year to top 2012-12-25T23:55:00Z But then we realized that this was probably just another tired codger joke, and dropped it. City Room: The Day: Population Grows Older Faster, and It's Not All Senior Discounts 2012-10-09T13:03:37Z Pretty hard to take if you're an old codger like me. America and Europe: Virility symbols 2012-08-03T16:23:53Z The Mail looks like the codger on the edge of the dancefloor, complaining about the party and oblivious to everyone else's enjoyment. London 2012: how the Olympic Games have changed Britain 2012-08-07T19:00:01Z "It's not going to happen at this moment, they have a good squad for div 3, and don't need an old codger like me!" he tweeted. The Fiver 2012-08-07T15:31:20Z She's thinking, "All I got was two codgers singing some Italian song out of tune and a dozen roses!" This 'Marry You' video only feeds my existential crisis 2012-05-31T11:26:00Z Do the Mariners keep the kids or the codger? Time for Mariners to waive Chone Figgins, play the kids 2012-05-23T01:50:04Z "A little man!" said the leader encouragingly; "walks into his sister's shins, don't he, the little codger!" The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z Here’s old Pete, the biggest pickerel in the world, the wary old codger that has defied every fisherman for miles around, and has even eluded the deadly machinations of Si Perkins. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z “Funny old codger!” commented Sherry, looking after him. The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z "Here, you codger"—seizing one of the muleteers—"where be the gewgaws adiddled to?" With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z “Going to be a good day, just as that old codger said it would,” agreed Luke. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z Yes, we know your trade— Yes, you’re a pretty babe of grace; We want no proofs, old codger, but your face; So come along with us, old blade.’ The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z He is a man of business, and I'm a forgetful old codger. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z A grizzled old codger, across whose fish-lines I came crabbing in, seemed more pleased than put out over the diversion. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z “And at night the old codger’s ghost walks 88 around,” added Lee; “and if you follow him, he’ll take you to the place the money’s hidden.” The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z Aspiring Oscar-winners need to stick around to remind the old codgers at the academy to vote for them when the time comes. The Help cleans up after Spy Kids' trail goes cold, but Conan stays pumped 2011-08-22T12:02:15Z I kept him out until he had slowed way down -- the poor codger gets to the end of his resources pretty fast. Our dog, the Tea Party metaphor 2011-08-12T14:01:00Z So I went downstairs and resigned before the old codger could report me. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z And for him to take that old codger in out o’ the snow——” Aunty Rose interrupted, as she often did at such times, sternly. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z He seemed a well-meaning old codger, and I wouldn’t want to hurt his feelings—if he has any. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z He found that Mrs. Swipes had a word to say, and it took me to send the old codger adrift—it jest did. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z "I've been wonderin'," Beck said after a time, "how this old codger rakes up the dust to buy cattle and wire." The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z The old codger looked at me sort of suspicious and I made believe I’d come back on purpose. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z Want to make them jealous of an old codger like me? Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border 2011-05-26T02:00:20.467Z How do you know the negro took on when the old codger died? The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z We knew we could rout the old codger, the owner, out, if we made noise enough, for he lived over his shop. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z This remarkable, unique gentleman, it appears, was an old sou'easter sawbuck of a codger up in the backwoods of Maine, where he lived hermit-wise in a shanty, being a squatter. Peeps at People 2011-03-26T02:00:17.597Z "He must be an eccentric old codger," said the middy. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z Riggs seemed to fill the bill, so the wealthy old codger took him into his business and taught him the ropes. Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border 2011-05-26T02:00:20.467Z Almighty lucky happen-so for him, 'cause I had an old codger aboard that was just on his way to visit Billy. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z "I reckon I don't have to be paid for no trouble," the old codger snarled. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z In an old cartoon I saw many years ago, a wealthy-looking codger gleefully defaces a series of old portraits as two museum guards look on with dismay. | Long Island: In This Show, Art Imitates Art 2011-01-29T00:55:55Z Now Toys “R” Us, experiencing sales problems of its own, is prodding the old codger of a brand to try to ignite a holiday upturn. Overhaul Planned for F.A.O. Schwarz 2010-10-01T21:40:00Z It’s rather inaccessible, but such an old one that some old codger in the East with a lot of money on his hands donated a considerable sum to have it opened.” Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border 2011-05-26T02:00:20.467Z Then Mr. Curtis headed to a Hungarian deli “where a couple of old codgers told me they knew him back when,” Mr. Paris said. Tony Curtis's New York, on Film and in Reality 2010-09-30T20:35:00Z “Especially to an old codger like me that saw it first hand, you wonder if it might happen again,” he said. U.S. Farmers Wary of Benefiting From Russia?s Woes 2010-08-19T18:16:00Z You see these old codgers hobbling around restaurants they started 30, 40 years before. Selling the Business with Social Mission Attached 2010-02-19T19:47:00Z Well, I don't know as I do care much about what that old hard-shell codger, or his wife that is just like him, thinks, but I do for that little girl. The Cottage of Delight A Novel He resented the “old codger’s” nearness to his dainty darling and his talking to her. Dorothy on a House Boat But he is dead and gathered to old Paul Bunyan’s side, And so I’ll never know for sure if that old codger lied. Paul Bunyan and His Loggers Well, I let the old codger run along at this clip. Cupid's Middleman He’s the meanest old codger you ever saw. A Campfire Girl's Happiness He is a whimsical old codger, very prone to talk to himself and go through strange gymnastics in a rather ridiculous way, but the flicker is honest. Old Plymouth Trails Then the “codger” limped to the street and Ephraim looked after him curiously. Dorothy on a House Boat I hope that stupid codger doesn't commit suicide. Before Egypt Two old codgers, head to head, were bragging laboriously of their prowess as cooks. Gold I tell you those old codgers of the time you say these belong to had strong nerves and stomachs. Aurora the Magnificent “They are the slyest little codgers–you don’t see them until you are right on them.” Chicken Little Jane on the Big John It was nine o’clock before the Captain came capering in, and the two old codgers in their seventies went into the plot of the surprise party with the enthusiasm of boys. In the Heart of a Fool Shucks, this old codger is only plum’ daft. The Missourian Take another view, and consider what a fine chance you'd have had to meet her if that old codger hadn't turned scamp off there in Azuria! Wings of the Wind "Well, there's another of 'em," inquiringly asked a fat, farmer-looking old codger: "Dr. Duncan, how's he stand down there about Washington?" The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes "The most interesting thing to me about these little codgers is the way they got here," said Romper Ryan. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters There’s an old codger down there, too, Twombley they call him––he’s smart as the devil, but you can’t tell which way he may leap. At the Crossroads Don't interrupt—where the dearest old codger in the world is just going out of the house-furnishing business in a small way. The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse But I stumbled on an old codger who used to be postmaster at Waytown and he told me more in a few moments than all the Boston detectives had found in months. Highacres He was a great little codger, he was.” Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective He was a cunning old codger, and hated Grumpy-growly like mustard, because the old fellow had once treated him, in a fit of rage, to a hug that nearly put an end to him. Red, White, Blue Socks, Part First Being the First Book There was a queer codger who joined the Rangers. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield The next day the friends lunched together at an Italian restaurant very near the place, and rather hurried themselves away to the old codger's store. The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse Before long the old codger would be saying that he knew the hiding place of Halkon's treasure, about which there were probably more legends and yarns than anything else in the Universe. Loot of the Void I bet that’ll bring the old codger out, for all his rheumatism!” The Crevice Every time he writes he sends his love to every old codger that chopped down a tree on this place. The Silver Maple I never saw such a selfish old codger as that Tippengray. The Squirrel Inn My old codger's lease expires in the fall," he answered, "but he would be glad to have me take it off his hands this spring. The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse Chunkey Monroe, who did the villains at the National; and, towering above him might be seen his cousin, Lengthy Monroe, who enacted the hard old codgers at the same establishment. My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. The Beadle introduced the Beard to Casimir under the name of Father India-rubber: an old codger, whose trade was to buy and sell tyres to chauffeurs, tyres new and also second-hand. Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas Is it because I am a lonely, solitary old codger, with neither chick nor child to bless me with their love, and whom I may love in return? Venus in Boston; A Romance of City Life And, thinks I, them two old codgers must have gone to Kingdom Come, for I’m—let’s see—I’m twenty, or something like that, years younger than either of you, as I remember.” Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 He could not say enough of the beauty of the place, and he asked if he might sit there and watch for the old codger's old customers coming to buy hardware. The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse Why not say so at first, my old codger? Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Rip van Winkle What the devil did they send those old codgers with their wooden legs here for? A Sailor of King George Funny old codgers they were, and as much alike as two peas in a pod—fat, chunky, ragged looking old rascals. Across the Mesa It's about two old codgers—friends of mine; they come in here regular. The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure "That old codger represents the nearest thing to an animal that the human being can reach," said McLaughlin, one of the oldest missionaries on the island. Flash-lights from the Seven Seas He used to be a pleasant old codger, but he got over it, and after he learned to swear readily, he was a pretty tough party to buck up against. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern The girls hailed them with wild demonstrations, for snow meant sleigh-rides, and it is a frosty old codger who can frown and grumble at the sound of sleigh-bells. Caps and Capers A Story of Boarding-School Life My folks went to Detroit when I was a little codger and they both died there. Across the Mesa Another old codger, as sly as a fox! The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure I am to take half of our find—nice, selfish old codger that I am—while you divide yours with 186 your friends. Madge Morton's Victory Mail-Order Petrie is a miserly old codger who buys everything out of town that he can buy a penny cheaper than the home merchants sell it. In Our Town Then there was Sullivan, old man Sullivan, a decrepit old codger who had sailed second mate all his life, and never got a first mate's berth because he couldn't master navigation. The Grain Ship She had often noted an old codger whose place backed up on hers, but had never held any converse with him. The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives Said the other old codger, I'll be hanged if I do! The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure The hackman touched his hat respectfully to the old gentleman, whom he had at first mentally styled a rusty old codger. The Erie Train Boy Now, how can a young girl like Ellen be happy or gleeful married to a sober old codger like you, eh? The Prodigal Father I know you, you ancient codger, I know you! The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 It was, to that old codger, who won’t get over his lesson for a month. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters "Poor old codger," thought Clavering as he received a welcoming smile, and then he told her of the excitement in the foyer. Black Oxen Finally we got dad down and then the two old codgers began to discuss a proposition to go to Monte Carlo to break the bank. Peck's Bad Boy Abroad Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands - 1904 “The old boy still likes to play the mouth-organ—nothing like these old codgers for thinking they’re still kids,” Mr. Hartwig puffed at dinner, then banged his fist and laughed rollingly. The Innocents A Story for Lovers And Ben, our boy, he learnt from watchin’ us how to make good whiskey, from the time he was a little codger. Blue Ridge Country If I wuz to go to him and say, Eleanore Jordan is willing, I believe the old codger would give me a bag of gold. The Goose Man “Down to the right—that comical little codger in the checked suit.” Mr. Opp The old codger in stone did not budge. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life When they had had as much as I thought good for them, I pulled up, and several old codgers went over their nags' heads, of course. The Path to Honour In my day the old codger had an easy conscience and twenty thousand dollars. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. Wurzelmann laughed, and said he had never seen such a queer codger in all his life. The Goose Man See here, have you been putting up cash all this time for that old codger to loaf on? Mr. Opp I shook my head in answer; then ran, rather than walked, up the Marburys’ steps; indeed, that night taught me how active a corpulent old codger can be if the need comes. The Blue Wall A Story of Strangeness and Struggle Release yourself from this tyranny of material things—as your pater used to quote Socrates or some other old codger as saying. The Path to Honour Surely—they looked312 at Uncle Bill contemptuously—even if he had struck something she would not marry that old codger. The Man from the Bitter Roots "Whoever he was, he must have been rather a fine old codger himself for he brought Will—his adopted daughter up splendidly," Winnie observed with enthusiasm. The Fifth Ace An old codger, slowly ascending the steps, and pushing into the semi-obscurity of the hall, paused as the door slammed behind him, stared at the sheriff in surprise, then fixed him with a bantering leer. His "Day In Court" 1895 "What did the old codger have to say to the committee?" asked another voice, which Peace recognized as that of Dr. Race, though she could not see him. Heart of Gold The scenario bug has certainly bit that old codger. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point We have all seen these old codgers who have retired. Dollars and Sense “Piang, what will we say to the old codger now?” asked Lewis. The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old Give an’ take; all right, old codger—‘may our friendship last for ever,’ as the old song puts it. Jarwin and Cuffy “I say, old codger, considering you be as deaf as a post, you hears pretty well,” said old Tom. Jacob Faithful “If that old codger has succeeded in turning out anything worth while, I certainly shall believe that ‘wonders never cease.’” Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point The captain of the Indyman was a rum old-fashioned codger, all for plain sailing and old ways—I shouldn't say overmuch of a smart seaman. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. “More easily said than done, old codger,” hiccoughed Robson, essaying to get across the back of a restive mule. Hurricane Hurry “All right, old codger,” replied the British tar, with a submissive look; “honour bright, honour bright,” he added several times, in a low tone, as if to keep himself in mind of his promise. Jarwin and Cuffy And, my Crikey! if you had only seen how the old codger looked when he found the purse in his pocket. Six Years in the Prisons of England He was a crusty old codger always engaged in half-a-dozen lawsuits. Just Patty “Here you are, Batch, my boy—we got your address at the police-station and came to look you up, and oh, I say, what a glorious old codger!” My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life It's an awful lot of money for an old codger like me to handle. Shorty McCabe on the Job I'm a serious old codger this afternoon, am I not? Rosemary The cold-blooded cruelty and calculation of it made him long to get hold of the old codger. Frontier Boys in Frisco I'll help you to fix it so those poor little codgers all have uniforms. Roy Blakely, Pathfinder The two scoutmasters of the arriving troops remained in the bus with the first aid scouts and a queer little codger who seemed to be lame; the others walked. Tom Slade's Double Dare There were several codgers such as in those days used to haunt country bar-rooms about eleven o'clock in the morning and four o'clock in the afternoon. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 I know; but he was a queer old codger, and he took a great fancy to you when he saw you. The Tangled Threads "It does look like we were up against it," admitted Jim, "but we have a fighting chance, and I propose to keep on that old codger's trail." Frontier Boys in Frisco I can see him just as plain—poor old codger. Roy Blakely, Pathfinder Thus Goliath, as the little codger came to be known, had the field all to himself, and he turned out to be a mighty "hero maker." Tom Slade's Double Dare Wisdom is not of much use to an old codger. An Arkansas Planter He’s a hired man we found being beaten up by an old codger of a34 farmer when we walked out this afternoon. Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery I think the little codgers head is poking out. Tom Slade on Mystery Trail We are going to set out after the Man; the little codger first, as a foot print on the Long Trail to the lair of the Man Higher Up. The Freebooters of the Wilderness "And they have to save lives too, don't they?" the little codger piped up. Tom Slade's Double Dare I don’t understand much about these matters myself, but I take it he is a sort of evolved codger. Fashionable Philosophy and Other Sketches This old codger is about seventy-five, ruddy and saucy yet. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II What an old codger he was though, and how like a savage he lived here. Bad Hugh "Gone to keep his weather eye on the codger's godown, sir." In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India "Yes, the little codger has a weak heart," said Mr. Carroll. Tom Slade's Double Dare What do you call the nose on your face, my codger? The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three He couldn't have read the message, that little codger. Pee-Wee Harris on the Trail I'd better be careful, though, or I'll have all the young fellows in town down on me, when they see an old codger like me driving two pretty young ladies around. The Camp Fire Girls on the Farm Or, Bessie King's New Chum "Yes," I would respond, highly gratified with the anecdote, "and you would say, Oh, Millie, don't get mad at the little codger, some day he might turn out to be a great man!'" Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative "Yes, the main thing is to build the little codger up now," Mr. Carroll mused aloud. Tom Slade's Double Dare "Is that the old codger who's been worrying my entire staff for permission to go through our lines to his home?" The Littlest Rebel A couple of old codgers got into a quarrel and landed before the local magistrate. More Toasts Your father is greatly respected in Allington, where he is known, but he is a codger of the strictest type, and clings to everything old-fashioned and outre. Bessie's Fortune A Novel It was her way, emotionally heightened as usual, of saying that he was really a very nice old codger. The Brimming Cup Clover, we are informed by some luxurious old codgers, who are living in the midst of it, was never in better condition. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 14, 1841 "I wonder now what's the attraction to her for an old codger like that," he added watching the smoke as it curled lazily up from the end of his Havana. Elsie's Womanhood He's a queer codger, and it's a queer story. The Goose Girl "Wellington is a generous old codger, and has done things up in fine style." Mona There are quaint old codgers one knows here and there who declare that in fiction there has "been nothing since Dickens." Walking-Stick Papers "No, there's nobody living immediately around here whom I'd suspect of being mean enough to steal coal," returned Bernard, carelessly,—"except, perhaps, Stingy Willis, I don't think I'd wager that old codger wouldn't, though." Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir Gave her whole life up to the old codger ... Scattergood Baines The pensioners were always called cods by the boys, probably short for codgers. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 Oh, nobody knew him personally … the silent old codger. Hillsboro People Biology is a dry subject for a girl; and I am a pretty dry old codger. Back to Methuselah They supposing him to be some old "codger," thought they would have a little fun with him. History of the American Clock Business for the Past Sixty Years, and Life of Chauncey Jerome This popular codger is of the rubicund and jovial sort, and has long been known as a piscatorial pedestrian on the banks of the Wye. Yesterdays with Authors And in addition to that the old codger will give her six thousand thalers in cash! The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Old codgers like me can get along without such luxuries as sleep. The Maid-At-Arms And you can't blame us old codgers if we had a laugh at that, although it was such a powerful serious matter to the youngsters. Red Saunders His Adventures West & East Looks well enough, though anybody with half an eye would know he was a codger from the West. Ethelyn's Mistake Of course I apologized; but he was a persistent old codger, and demanded an explanation of my epithet. The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces His wife had died shortly after his retirement from business, and the old codger stamped in rage at the slovenliness and laziness displayed by his servants. The Torrent Entre Naranjos I imagine that you, gentlemen, are hoping to prove the old codgers insane. The Man from Brodney's Waste time driving out nowheres with an old codger like me? Alcatraz The old codger agreed to leave the final decision to you when we caught up with you. The Red One I lost my head one day and began to argue the question of perspective with a couple of old codgers who were criticizing a bit of foreshortening that was my special pet. Miss Billy's Decision Struck down from behind by an old codger with long 'air and gray whiskers. Captivating Mary Carstairs These four lively old codgers are having a good time at the tea-table, and wit is flowing free. Echoes of the War "That came of the fine interpretation the old—hm!—codger gave of their actions and movements!" Weighed and Wanting The old codger goes down the Yukon with us, stack on that, my hearty! The Red One The old codger tried to catch one of the urchins. The Quest But the poor old codger's looks would naturally be changed," he argued, "after he had spent all this time wandering around the woods--out of his mind at that. The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge or, the Hermit of Moonlight Falls But there was one old codger come along who didn't seem to like it. Under the Skylights For the matter of that you might draw out some old codger in your club and get as much as I can give you—" "Rather not! The Avalanche What a daft old codger I be getting, surely! Erema — My Father's Sin You wouldn't be able to move that old codger away from the Senate chamber with a team of oxen—once he gets to his seat. A Gentleman from Mississippi "You are an honest codger, at any rate," said the pirate; "but, if you would live ten minutes longer, just tell me what you've got on board, and exactly where it lays." Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea See what a rough old codger your dad is; he doesn't trim his beard; yet, somehow, you manage to kiss him. Plays The Silent Woman The chief character is Morose, a rich old codger whose humor is a horror of noise. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World They don't understand a poor little codger like Skinny who is half crazy, because he's been half starved. Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp "What a queer old codger Browse is!" remarked Diggory, as the big fellow moved away; "no one would ever think he was so clever." The Triple Alliance Its trials and triumphs That old man, gray and granite-faced, and silent, "that old codger," said the disrespectful cub of twenty-six, "should take advantage of friendship to be a nuisance,—confound him!" said David. The Iron Woman Mr. Hastings don't care for me, I know, and I hate that old codger of a Hamilton, with his sarcastic remarks and prying eyes. Dora Deane The old codger seems mightily pleased over something," mused Frank, "and I'm willing to bet a reasonable amount it isn't over any schemes for the betterment of mankind. Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs "Good idea," he said; "any news of the little codger?" Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp Then along came the automobile, rattling down this very road,—an ancient Panhard driven by an old codger. Green Fancy It would not be fair to his mother to explain, he said to himself;—he did not think of any unfairness to the "old codger." The Iron Woman Why, Bennington," he exclaimed, "what ever do you want an old codger like me for? The Shagganappi "Here, take my card," said he; "and tell the old codger, your father, to bring you to my office to-morrow morning, at eleven." Sketches by Seymour — Volume 05 "Bodger, my blessed child, was a stodger, and a codger, and a very artful dodger; he carried his bones to David Jones, and asked to be took as a lodger." Hildegarde's Neighbors "That old codger knows our people, and I'll bet a thousand on it," said Harry, angrily, when they had gone some little distance down the street. Graustark In short, your Cruchard has become an intolerable old codger, because he has been intolerant. The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters There on the bank I came upon a queer old codger, looking about wildly. The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" But the poor old codger's looks would naturally be changed," he argued, "after he had spent all this time wandering around the woods! out of his mind at that. The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls I am a codger, Miles," he said, "but—do you know—I think you are a bit of a codger, too. Hildegarde's Neighbors Well, I guess the old codger must have had a bum breakfast this morning. Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man "Here, you pay me my fare and hook it, young codger." Love Eternal "What a strange old codger," mused Elaine, looking from me at the retreating figure. The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" He and the governor, and two or three more old codgers, are blowing clouds till you can't see across the room; and they are sure to get at it after supper. East Lynne "And you really think you could be happy if you was the wife of an old codger like me?" Cap'n Eri I didn't ever tell you how envious I used to be when you were studying Greek with that old codger in Rivervale, and could talk about Athens and all that. That Fortune It makes me tired to hear of old codgers back in the thirties or forties boastin' that they retired from politics without a dollar except what they earned in their profession or business. Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: a series of very plain talks on very practical politics, delivered by ex-Senator George Washington Plunkitt, the Tammany philosopher, from his rostrum—the New York County court house bootblack stand; Recorded by William L. Riordon "I was never a very solemn codger, was I?" he returned. Jewel I don't see but what us old codgers had better hold on a while longer to the County Clerk's office, and the Sheriff's office, and the Probate judgeship, and the presidency of the National Bank. Back Home I know I'm an old codger, but I ain't in my second childhood, not yet. Thankful's Inheritance I did when I was a little codger. Lincoln's Yarns and Stories: a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller I offered the boy a dollar to let me take his place: I knew that any sensible man would rather have me in charge of his tent, than a young codger like that. Rudder Grange What right have two old codgers got here, anyhow? The Drums of Jeopardy "If an old codger like that can handle one plow, I can handle two." The Valley of the Moon Generally they had nothing to say as to the situation, though occasionally some exasperated old codger would utter a grumbling bellow. The Land of Footprints He is a queer old codger, of a low order of intelligence. The Jacket (Star-Rover) We'd feel pretty glum if we got stuck in some Main Street burg and tried to wise up the old codgers to the kind of life we're used to here. Babbitt To leave you something in my will wouldn't serve at all, I'm a tough old codger and may be marked down for a hale old ninety. The Drums of Jeopardy It did not matter how she might look to an old codger, aetat. fifty-two; he didn't count. The Drums of Jeopardy I'm kind of a clumsy old codger, and I need your fine Eyetalian hand. Babbitt Honest, Hank, a smart codger like me ought to be ashamed of himself if he didn't milk cattle like them, when they come around mooing for it! Babbitt "The whole thing is," he explained to Paul Riesling, "these old codgers lack the subtlety that you got to have to-day." Babbitt |
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