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Meanings of long usage in English

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Usage of long usage in English
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From long usage he was expert at roping and tying.
Steve Yeager
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But after such long usage -though I could not advise without seeing the papers.'
Sovereign
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But the worst abuse of such power comes not at first, but with long usage.
North America — Volume 2
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The walls were dark from smoke and long usage, for this was a very old mill.
Two Summers in Guyenne: A Chronicle of the Wayside and Waterside
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And he wore a ragged old jacket and a gray cloth cap, discolored by long usage.
Fruitfulness
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A wide board, rude, over-massive, and shining with long usage, reflected the stone ware and the wine.
Hills and the Sea
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And these were not the only chairs tacitly recognized as carrying special privileges by reason of long usage.
Peter: A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero
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It was riderless, though on its back was a high-horned Mexican saddle, scarred and discolored by long usage.
Moon-Face, and Other Stories
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They were alert, well-built fellows and examined Harry closely, a process to which long usage had reconciled him.
The Shades of the Wilderness: A Story of Lee's Great Stand
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Thus by long usage it had become a place of quiet and solitude for the members of the family.
The Man
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In dress the Boer is almost universally slovenly, his clothes hang about him stained and discoloured by long usage.
With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader
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In many respects the morals of the Oriental differ radically from those of the Occidental, age- long usage being behind each.
The Conquest of Fear
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I really beg your pardon,-butperhaps from long usage, it has become impossible for me to tell a straight story.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 / A Maga...
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He proceeded to dress, a matter of moments, slipping into duck trousers and blouse, dirty and frayed from long usage.
Michael, Brother of Jerry
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These laws were merely a collection of customs attaining the force of law by long usage, by hereditary habit, and by
Jailed for Freedom
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With his black felt hat and his old brown coat, discoloured by long usage, he looked like a kind of brigand.
His Masterpiece
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