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Meanings of leastwise in English

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Usage of leastwise in English
1
Never a belt seed I, sir; leastwise while you were in my hands.
Two Years Ago, Volume I
2
I reckon as how I can, sah, leastwise so far as ther gate.
Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune
3
But mostly he don't belong to anyone, leastwise his own self.
The frozen rabbi
4
Thar's four; leastwise thar was four hosses, and two-theInjuns likely-areridin' double.
Molly McDonald: A Tale of the Old Frontier
5
Not at your mammy's knee, leastwise, he said, in sober deprecation.
The Quickening
6
That's what I understand, sir; leastwise that's what he told me.
The Lever: A Novel
7
Oh, I don't know; leastwise I ain't put up no white flag yet.
The Strange Case of Cavendish
8
We had a quieter night, leastwise quieter than we expected.
From Edinburgh to India & Burmah
9
I didn't orter sell them little B'ars, leastwise not Jacky.
Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac
10
Far's h'I know, no white man's been there, h'either; leastwise, not in our generation.
Lost in the Air
11
Certainly, sir; certainly; leastwise I should say so.
Orley Farm
12
Not out loud, I reckon, little woman; leastwise, Buddy don't act as if he'd heard it.
The Quickening
13
He was prospecting most of his life, leastwise as soon as he came out to these regions.
The Go Ahead Boys and Simon's Mine
14
None of the rest of us are queer, leastwise, we hain't found it out if we are.
Kilmeny of the Orchard
15
There'll be plenty of room in Rubio City for you, leastwise 'till you draw your pay again.
The Winning of Barbara Worth
16
We were driving my old Dodge sedan that wouldn't stay in high gear, leastwise it wouldn't voluntarily.
The Life of Me: An Autobiography
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Leastwise through the time
Leastwise across language varieties
United Kingdom
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