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Meanings of be tories in English

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Usage of be tories in English
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Supposing them to be tories, Snipes instantly gave the word to charge; himself leading the way with his usual impetuosity.
The Life of General Francis Marion
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Gedney's family, on reference to his register, appeared to be tories; but Burr had promised that every quiet man should be protected.
Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Volume 1.
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In that there was some truth, for his oppressors were Tories.
The system of the world
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Tories are tories still, by whatever name they may be called.
Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Tho...
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It takes strenuous suspension of disbelief to imagine Tories will no longer be Tories.
The Guardian
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You know the Mostyns have always been Tories and Conservatives.
The Man Between: An International Romance
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You might as well suggest that Gerda and Kay should be Tories or Whigs.
Dangerous Ages
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There were Tories enough to have done his shameful errand.
Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker / Sometime Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel on ...
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Here are Tories, come and help us to expel them.
The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 1 (1774-1779): The America...
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Though most of the clergy were Tories, none but Whigs were appointed deans and bishops.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
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Those three men are Tories or English, and they are coming back with the savages.
The Border Watch: A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand
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You Liberals are Tories with foresight, Radicals without faith.
Beauchamp's Career — Volume 4
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But, as I was saying, they were Tories to a man, and they fought wickedly.
The Master of Appleby / A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part w...
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But by the same token, strictly speaking, most people in Northern Ireland used to be Tories.
The Irish Times
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Indeed, those with wistful memories of his leadership are very much more likely to be Tories.
The Guardian
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They were Tories then; they are Jacobites now.
Letters to Sir William Windham and Mr. Pope