You say 'pass,' and when I try to pass, you jab at my innards with that mustick in a rather oncomfortable manner.

Twice I got in over his heart, and at last, found the chance I sought, and sent a right jab straight to the chin.

In a lumber camp, the newcomer would do well to take the initiative, like that little black mare, and meet the first black look with a short-arm jab.

The sergeant hears everything, and his reply to backslack is a straight-arm jab in the jaw.

Montgomery ducked, but got a jab from the left upon the mark.

She either does that or jabs, though it don't show on her arm.

The more he tried to jab, the more I said "Hoots, mon," "Begorrah," and "Oy, oy".

"That settles it!" said the old lady, giving her umbrella a jab into the ground.

His anxiety led him into making two foolish jabs at curves that were out of his reach, and finally he caught one just on the tip of his bat, and it went neatly into Tug's hand, leaving the catcher to perish on third base.

"Bermondsey Bill," who used to be The idol of the N.S.C., Began to fight in 17 P.T. instructor, very keen, Teaching recruits to jab the faces Of dummy Germans at the bases.

"You load while I jab at a few more of these big fellows, for they seem as if they are just yearning to be caught," Miles cried excitedly.

Another naked heathen, who sits straddle the animal's neck, looks around at the load, inquires if everybody is ready, jabs the elephant under the ear with a sharpened iron prong and then the trouble begins.

When the mahout or driver wants the elephant to do something, he jabs one of the goads into his hidesometimes one and sometimes the other, and at different places on the neck, under the ears, and on top of the head, and somehow or another the elephant understands what a jab in a particular place means and obeys cheerfully like the great, good-natured beast that he is.

She gave corduroys a jab in the short ribs with her elbow.

The fact that the little man was not in the least afraid of his burly antagonist and that he got in a vicious kick or jab whenever he saw an opening would not, of course, have any effect on the outcome of the unequal contest.

Six or seven jabs with a long knife is the most approved way, isn't it, Britt?" "Imagine Lady Deppingham going to the altar all covered with gore!" said Britt.

From the mass of houses in each town came jabs of flame, following the explosions which sounded with terrific, thudding shocks.

And presently, "Jab!"

" She was anxious to evade isolation in the enemy's territory, obliged to obey her superiors like a caged beast who has to take jabs through the iron grating.

MANSON obeying, ROBERT jabs it into the ear of the BISHOP, who seems quite surprised.] 'Ere!

He whirled to come back at the girland that time he seemed sure to give that vicious, ripping jab he had so narrowly missed giving before; even the girl saw that he would, and turned a little pale, and Tejon's eyes glazed with terror.

You see he's near-sighted and not used to manual labor, and every time he missed his nail with the hammer, the German coward would jab him in the ribs with the point of his bayonet.

He takes a stick of giant powder, puts cap and fuse on it, lights it careful, jabs it in a frame for a candle, and trots for outdoors with the carnever knowin' anything onusual had took place.

the major's inscription and the foregoing "accomp." are hollow mockeries to the thirsty traveller, for there is neither rum nor "flyp" to be had; the bar is dry as an old cork; the door of the cupboard into which the jovial Howes were wont to stick the awl with which they opened bottles still hangs, worn completely through by the countless jabs, a melancholy reminder of the convivial hours of other days.

She lifted the cut-glass dish from the silver waiter with soft purrings of the palate, and began to attack the minute snow mountain around the base and up the sides with eager jabs and stabs, depositing the spoonfuls upon a tongue as fresh as a child's.