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Manxie
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English
Etymology
From en Manx -ie associated.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmæŋksi/, mănkʹsē
Noun
A nickname for a en Manx person, i.e. from the Isle of Man.
en 1924 Sophia Morrison Vocabulary of the Anglo-Manx Dialect 117 Yandher English taecher called our lil one 'a stupid Manxie'.
en 2006 Mick Walker The Manx Norton 91 Ken Kavanagh believes it was 'Manxie' Laing's accident that was to bring to an end the official Norton works effort.
An affectionate term for something which is Manx.
A en Manx cat.
en 1918 Alice Jean Cleaton Animals, Volumes 51-53 29 “Manxie,” as the Manx cat is sometimes called, has been the theme of many cat enthusiasts. “Stubbin” he is called in Manx.
en 2006 Andrea Spalding Behind the Sorcerer's Cloak 93 “I'll call you Manxie,” she crooned. The cat purred. “Ooooh, you like that name. Look at Manxie, everyone.”
en 2006 Various The Manx Cat - A Collection of Historical Articles on the Origins and Characteristics of the Manx Cat In 1936, Mr. Walt Disney imported for his studio in Hollywood a jet black specimen, Manxie, who travelled in state aboard the Franconia.
A en Manx shearwater.
en 2006 James Lowen A Summer of British Wildlife 141 Manx shearwaters lounge on the sheeny swell before pattering along and coasting away on stiff, elongated wings. Keep your eyes peeled for a chocolate- and-oatcakecoloured version of the Manxie.
A Manx longhorn or Loaghtan sheep.
Related terms
en Manx
en Manxman
en Manxwoman
en Manxness
en Manks
Anagrams
en aeimnx Maxine Mixean Xiamen examin
en Isle of Man