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Meanings of old crocodile in English

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Usage of old crocodile in English
1
People got sick of seeing the old humbug cry, the old crocodile!
The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
2
But just think of being tied up to an old crocodile like Wharton!
The Purple Parasol
3
The 14-year- old crocodile, known as Gena, has been refusing food since the accident last month.
BBC
4
The old crocodile showed fight, and killed a good man; but he is safe enough now.
At the Point of the Sword
5
This is my old crocodile, the very one we turned loose when we were here before.
Dick in the Everglades
6
The old crocodile turned.
The red pyramid
7
The trousers held a little penknife and some silver, and the side pocket of his jacket contained an old crocodile-skin cigar-case.
The Thirty-Nine Steps
8
Hoary old crocodiles lay basking on the sand, their hungry mouths agape.
The Story of General Gordon
9
Old crocodiles too tough: ditto rhinoceros.
Roundabout Papers
10
'Henrik spoke about that pond, and the old crocodile.'
Kennedy's brain
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