"'Poor lamb, poor little lamb,' says Aunt Abby, standin 'over her, all kind of tottery, and tryin' to bathe her head with camphor. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind in the rose-bush and other stories of the supernatural] Reference
Here the reckless hero frolicked about on his little tottery legs. From Wordnik.com. [A Study of Fairy Tales] Reference
I scrambled astride Spadix with considerable relief and took the lead rope of one of the tottery mares. From Wordnik.com. [Black Horses For The King]
And -- and this was 1850 to 1860, and there was a big Muslim rebellion, so the -- the throne was very tottery. From Wordnik.com. [Mao: A Life] Reference
But before ten days were gone, even the woman Ipsukuk exhausted her provisions, and went home weak and tottery. From Wordnik.com. [A HYPERBOREAN BREW] Reference
The magic of the Enchanted Forest floated all around him, but it seemed tenuous and tottery, almost disconnected. From Wordnik.com. [Searching for dragons]
His steps at first were very tottery, and he had need of support, but once we reached level ground he walked steadily. From Wordnik.com. [For The Admiral] Reference
Also, it is very tottery in the high places, and when I began altering their political structures I came to grief again. From Wordnik.com. [CHAPTER 12] Reference
Once upon a time there was a wee, wee Lambikin, who frolicked about on his little tottery legs, and enjoyed himself amazingly. From Wordnik.com. [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference
Miss Theodosia laughed out girlishly, not at all a tottery laugh on a cane, and the pleasant sound broke the midnight stillness. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings] Reference
He packed twenty pounds of moose meat and "an Argus rejuvenated," lame of legs and tottery, came down the hill to a camp, singing. From Wordnik.com. [“It was the Golden Fleece ready for the shearing.”] Reference
Men who had witnessed his advent, noted that he was weak and tottery, and that he staggered over to a heap of cabin-logs and sat down. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
He was weak and tottery, but he paid no attention to that. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure] Reference
Drab, dowdy and stuffed with tottery old distressed gentlefolk?. From Wordnik.com. [Alanat News] Reference
The major closed the latchless door and took the one tottery chair. From Wordnik.com. [The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights] Reference
His walk was actually tottery as he came down the port side of the cabin. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 36] Reference
He was very tottery when he came in -- complained of the stairs and the fog. From Wordnik.com. [The Talleyrand Maxim] Reference
The toiling grim figure in black had seemed so feeble and so tottery and old. From Wordnik.com. [The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights] Reference
This, I managed, at the second attempt; but I was very tottery, and peculiarly weak. From Wordnik.com. [The House on the Borderland: Chapter 13] Reference
It was a tottery little old woman who peered round the room from under her white bonnet. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Ghost]
Through a barred window the wondering warden sourly watched the crawling, tottery figure. From Wordnik.com. [The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights] Reference
"We might take a little spin in a machine," he finished with a tottery tone of indifference. From Wordnik.com. [The She Boss A Western Story] Reference
It seemed to me that the porter was rather tottery, owing perhaps to a lengthy absorption of vodka. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of a Special Correspondent] Reference
"I hope you don't feel weak or 'tottery'?". From Wordnik.com. [The Lion's Mouse] Reference
"Mrs. Dennison, she slid off the bed and walked sort of tottery to. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind in the rose-bush and other stories of the supernatural] Reference
It was a makeshift, tottery affair and couldn’t last long, but it only needed to last one day. From Wordnik.com. [Kahawa]
He was as tottery as an old man. From Wordnik.com. [Sabotaged] Reference
But his voice was suddenly tottery. From Wordnik.com. [Deal Breaker]
When he finally stood, he felt tottery. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
That's why it's so tottery. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Flies]
They seemed sort o 'tottery. From Wordnik.com. [Uncle William: the man who was shif'less] Reference
To buttress Churches tottery. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, July 4, 1891] Reference
I'm kinder tottery to-day, and no mistake. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest Or, The Indian Girl Star of the Movies] Reference
I was a bat-eyed, tottery skeleton at the time. From Wordnik.com. [The Jacket (Star-Rover)] Reference
"I'm just a little tottery still," she muttered. From Wordnik.com. [The Lodger] Reference
High heels: tottery killers (i. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
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