What is "posey"

Usage examples of "posey".

This short episode shows us the family conditions surrounding Byles Gridley, who, as we were saying, had just been called down to tea by Miss Susan Posey.

Every eye watched as Saulter and Posey strode through the court shortly before nine.

Annie glimpsed Saulter and Posey turning away from the doorway, leaving with the crowd.

Chief Saulter to Circuit Solicitor Posey, who followed yet another false scentthe murderer as a crazed Christie fanhave had our eyes focused on the wrong elements.

George Posey, from the corporate division, was assigned to handle accounting and finance.

Following the precise and neatly written directions Barth had provided, Anna found the Posey homestead without incident.

Because he knew the Poseys had treated Barth badly and he knew Barth was too ashamed to say anything?

The night before Thanksgiving, he had tried to climb out of bed, so the night nurses had put a Posey on him.

Posey knew exactly when the first shoots of pokeweed would come up, tender and good for picking.

Susan Posey, my dear, I think you hard better not break in upon the pious meditations of the Rev. Joseph Bellamy Stoker in his private study.

I wanted to bring presents for everyone and, knowing how uppity house niggers are, I knew that Posey must get something very, very special from me.

Posey had answered that Belladonna should keep Imogen away from her with his meat cleaver.

This act won Storky's instant devotion to Matty Kate and, as Posey had not before seen a white lady working so closely - and efficiently - with black people, he was agog at Matty Kate's obvious show of interest in their world and listened excitedly as she explained that she wanted wild turkeys, chestnut stuffing, cranberry jelly, candied yams, being careful to ask both Storky and Posey for their own suggestions on the preparations for these holiday foods.