And the whole Mr/Ms etc palaver is yet another bonus of having a PhD. From Wordnik.com. [Archive: Oct 08 - Mar 09] Reference
"I go to the river to call a palaver of all free men," said Muchini. From Wordnik.com. [The Keepers of the King's Peace] Reference
Hereupon the Kafir put her into confinement, and called a palaver upon the Bushreen's conduct. From Wordnik.com. [Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa] Reference
I heard our good chaplain palaver one day. From Wordnik.com. [Letter 94] Reference
B also pointed out that nobody knows what 'palaver' means. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-07-01] Reference
Maybe I'm just lazy, but that's the kind of palaver I really can do without. From Wordnik.com. [Some trials, some post] Reference
After the usual half-hour's delay, the "palaver," to speak. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Midian — Volume 1] Reference
"What does he mean by a 'palaver'?" asked the honest Swiss sheriff. From Wordnik.com. [In the Valley] Reference
The usual "palaver" at once took place; during which everything was "sweet as honey.". From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Midian — Volume 1] Reference
He and his grip-sack were landed on the bank there and then, with but little "palaver" over it. From Wordnik.com. [Voyage of the Liberdade] Reference
Hereupon the kafir put her into confinement, and called a palaver upon the bushreen’s conduct. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, 1795-7] Reference
After a time, the owner, duly summoned, stalked down from his hut, and began remarking that there was still a "palaver" on the stocks. From Wordnik.com. [Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1] Reference
"palaver" of his chiefs and head-men, before whom I stated my. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
"palaver" and bargaining, the natives formally sold the required land. From Wordnik.com. [History of Liberia Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science] Reference
"palaver" or "talk" with Major Hope, were now in the act of preparing supper. From Wordnik.com. [The Dog Crusoe and his Master] Reference
"All this kind of palaver naturally roused my childish curiosity as to the subject of intoxicants. From Wordnik.com. [In the Sweet Dry and Dry] Reference
The palaver was a long and weary one. From Wordnik.com. [The Keepers of the King's Peace] Reference
'Now, come along, and don't let's have no more palaver.'. From Wordnik.com. [An Old Meerschaum From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.)] Reference
There was a long palaver, and many gestures indulged in. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands] Reference
They ain't in no mood to listen to any palaver on the subject. From Wordnik.com. [Ride Proud, Rebel!] Reference
Efter a lot o 'palaver, Sandy shot in his first local picture. From Wordnik.com. [My Man Sandy] Reference
Oh, for pity's sake, woman, let me through without any palaver!. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Pat at School] Reference
Chiefs came to palaver, offer gifts, and sue for our protection. From Wordnik.com. [Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea] Reference
In palaver thereon I managed to get local fishing-craft exempted. From Wordnik.com. [Pan-Islam] Reference
"There, thet'll do; stow thet palaver!" said Captain Brown sharply. From Wordnik.com. [Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes] Reference
His Web site purports to cover crime, but his plan is pure palaver. From Wordnik.com. [DeMorning DeBonis: Aug. 13, 2010] Reference
Fient a glint o 'sense cud I see in Sandy's palaver; so I says, says. From Wordnik.com. [My Man Sandy] Reference
"What's the palaver about?" growled some of the Badgers and Buckeyes. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844] Reference
"What's the use of so much palaver, when the thing's plain enough?" said. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843] Reference
On taking leave of the Governor, he told me he had had a palaver with the. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
He didn't feel that he should be subject to listening to her palaver in Canada. From Wordnik.com. [Corpus of a Siam Mosquito] Reference
You have besides a great talent for cant and palaver, and for laughing at ones beard. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan] Reference
I'm too agitated to palaver with her and I don't want to waste time concocting excuses. From Wordnik.com. [A Night of Furversion] Reference
He gave me a look of fierce defiance, and informed me by the interpreter that the palaver was over. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
Mehlen's succor had appeared, the garrison, after much palaver, threw themselves upon the mercy of the king. From Wordnik.com. [The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa] Reference
At a "grand palaver" or assemblage of the traders on the river, it was resolved that this should be the course of trade for the future. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
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