After we left the course, we found a dead ’un and got a peter (cashbox) with very near a century of quids in it.
It has also en established in the following way: Ten volatile quids were taken at random and the power of these quids, at a common thickness, to intercept the waves f heat, was carefully determined.
The vapours of the quids were next taken, in quantities proportional to e quantities of liquid, and the power of the vapours intercept the waves of heat was also determined.
There is no time for blague," he said, "with your quids and your quods.
For the very expectation which had buoyed me up at a flattish period, and induced me to do without three quids of cross-cut negrohead, was my simple and humble looking forward to my Polly.
I want you, Tom Rogers, and I'm going to have you; it'll be quids in your pocket and not Newgate.
Chuck 'em in; we're only taking quids and half-quids.
They chew betel-nut and the quids of the children go to those of their parents.
Relationships can be readily ascertained by the chewing of these nuts, for when the quids are laid down they are transformed into agate and golden beads and lie in such a manner that the associations are fully established (pp.
Their finger rings exchange themselves, while their betelquids turn to agate beads and arrange themselves in lines--a sign of relationship.
They chew betel-nut, and the quids turn to agate beads, so they marry.
By arrangement of quids they learn the true parents of Algaba.
The quids turn to agate beads and lie in order, showing them to be related and hence suitable for marriage.
The quids turn to agate beads, showing them to be related, and thus suitable for marriage.
You went for me, an' chased me, but you stuck your hooks in the quids right enough.
So he gave her betel-nut to chew and they told their names, and when they had told their names their quids showed that it was good for them to marry.
The quids of Algaba and Aponigawani both went to the quid of Pagatipánan, also the quids of Aponibalagen and Aponibolinayen went to the quid of Pagbokásan.
In this case the quidsof the young people went to those of their fathers.
After that they laid down their quids and they saw that they were brothers.
After they finished chewing the betel-nut and telling their names, they laid down their quids, and the quids Igowan and Ginalingan (Inaling) went to the quids of Iwaginan and Adolan.
Let us chew betel-nut and see if the quids turn to beads with no hole, and lie side by side; or if they lie parallel, then it is not good for us to marry; so we shall see.
Their betel-nut quids became agate beads and Kadayadawan said to her, "Ala, it is good for us to marry.
Such a combination gave him leadership, and he led his followers solidly to Lewis, with the result that the coalition of Federalists and Quids won out by a small majority.
But the contest did not become seriously doubtful until the Quids received the active support of the Federalists, just then led by William W.
Thirty quids isn't to be sneezed at; that's ten a-piece.
At all events the five quids will keep you from starving for the next two months to come; so mind and be punctual this evening at nine.
And I too am swept up and put in a garbage can with smoked cigarette ash and chewed-out quids of tobacco; I am fallen into the dominion of the great dusty queen .
Seven quids of betel nuts are placed by one of the family priestesses upon a sacred dish.
The priest then placed seven betel-nut quids upon the body of the pig and made a final invocation.
Finally, however, the quids were prepared and placed on the sacred plates, seven to each plate.
Three women of the priestly order sat down near the ceremonial house and prepared a large number of betel-nut quids for their respective deities, but the spectators never ceased for a moment to ask for a share of them.
But the Manóbo goes on with his work, tranquil in the midst of it all, savoring his conversation with incessant quids of betel nut or tobacco.
The warrior priest or his representative, lifting up the shield with one hand under it, and one hand above it, turned it upside down with a rapid movement, thus precipitating the quids on the floor.
In certain ceremonies seven quids are invariably set out by him, always accompanied by an invocation, the strain of which is usually very monotonous and always couched in long periphrastic preambles.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "quids" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
