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Bullying

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Bullying
Chowne, Parson Stoyle
terrorizes parish; kidnaps children. [Br. Lit.: The Maid of Sker, Walsh Modern, 94–95]
Claypole, Noah
bully; becomes thief in Fagin’s gang. [Br. Lit.: Oliver Twist]
Curley
he picks on feeble-minded Lennie. [Am. Lit.: Of Mice and Men]
Flashman, Harry
unconscionably impudent and overbearing coward. [Br. Lit.: Flashman; Tom Brown’s Schooldays]
hector
street gang member (early 1600s). [Br. Hist.: Espy, 40]
Kowalski, Stanley
crude humor, animal maleness. [Am. Lit.: A Streetcar Named Desire]
McTeague
forbidden to practice dentistry, he becomes mean and surly. [Am. Lit.: McTeague]
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But as to frightening or bullying, or even wheedling some sort of answer out of Mr.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
"My good fellow," he said, "you have made yourself a notorious person in this country by dint of incessant bullying and bribing and corruption of every sort.
The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
Worse, a myriad times, he decided, were these bullying lawyers and this bullying judge then the bucko mates in first quality hell-ships, who not only did their own bullying but protected themselves as well.
The Night-Born by London, Jack View in context
 
 
 
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