Pinny

One advantage, of course, in being the newspaper man is that when you have a bad cold, as I have now, you merely tell your wife to bring your typewriter to you in bed, you put it on your "pinny" and the world can proceed on its majestic round; but I have to inflict my cold upon you and all these unseen guests. ❋ Unknown (1939)

Presently, from his discreet distance, he saw the mother-child going down the road toward Tod's, in her blue 'pinny' and corn-colored hair. ❋ John Galsworthy (1900)

Boy, with his "pinny" on, ran off in glee to make himself promiscuously useful, and I sat down to plan an attack. ❋ Anna Harriette Leonowens (1874)

States to visit her, and the only one she had, had been made into a best "pinny" for the child; she likewise begged a sight in the looking-glass, as she wanted to try on a new cap, to see if it were fixed to her mind. ❋ Susanna Moodie (1844)

Another American squatter was always sending over to borrow a small-tooth comb, which she called a vermin destroyer; and once the same person asked the loan of a towel, as a friend had come from the States to visit her, and the only one she had, had been made into a best "pinny" for the child; she likewise begged a sight in the looking-glass, as she wanted to try on a new cap, to see if it were fixed to her mind. ❋ Unknown (1852)

Dorothy, a war widow, is a painfully uptight figure who busies herself with household affairs and who even regards wearing a pinny in front of visitors as a breach of decorum. ❋ Unknown (2011)

At the centre is the very fine Sharon Small: fiery and darting, like a fighting cock – not least in the scene where, still in her pinny, she sports her present of a new red hat and is told by her crushing sisters that black would have been much more fitting. ❋ Susannah Clapp (2010)

” But instead, she knew, she’d look away and take her pinny to the fat, blind jar of pickled eggs and polish up the glass. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Roberta (fetchingly played by Jenny Agutter in the film, and by Labour's junior transport spokesperson Maria Eagle in the modern version) would whip off her red pinny and go racing down the line to stop the 12.04 Newark to Lincoln flyer. ❋ Simon Hoggart (2010)

With trainer Harold Shepherdson dressed in a pinny, hair net and curlers, waking the squad up at seven every morning by vacuuming the passageways; the team doctor, Neil Phillips, tasked with producing officious handwritten signs to stick above light switches; and fresh supplies of doilies flown in every few days, such was the level of familiar discomfort that homesickness among the England players was kept to an absolute minimum. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Tihs cheezcaek has a hoel innit – a hoel pinny gig! ❋ Unknown (2010)

April 20, 2010 at 6:45 pm iz nawt pinny-gig, iz hamstur. a kyoot, kyott hamstur wif teh puffy cheekypouches an grey floof an itteh-bitteh paws an a tiny pinkie nose… ❋ Unknown (2010)

Of course, the world's most epic "race" is sold out, but you still might be able to weasel your way in and score yourself a pinny thanks to Craigslist: ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)

Her mother came up close beside her, her body warm and soft and comforting in her worn old pinny. ❋ George R. R. Martin (2010)

Certainly when she wears a pinny, and unloads the dishwasher in the kitchen, as she does in one scene, the moment has something of Marie Antoinette's milkmaid. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A sertin pinny gig we knose has a burfdai toodai – can we arraynj a partee by teh 5pm TTI-tym lol? ❋ Unknown (2010)

_______'s [gran's] pinny has giant flowers on it. put on a pinny and [help out] with [cooking] ❋ Grace Violet Blood (2012)

[Jake]: That guy has a pinny! [Lol] [Ryan]: Just like you! ❋ Yologalfren (2012)

[i wish] i was a pinny. ❋ Thebrightone719 (2010)

[Whoa man], you sure [turned] into a Pinni over [springbreak]! ❋ HBKFan42 (2004)

[Andrew] looked at his [pinny] in [sadness] ❋ Mack (2004)

nice pinnies, [Lana]! and hrmmmm..I can't see you wearing [a thing] under?.. [double] niiiiice!. come'ere.. ❋ Hytham_hammer (2005)

[Porter] has a [pinny]. ❋ Funny1335 (2009)

" [Andy]!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! has a [pinny]!!!!!!!!!!" ❋ Helooooooooooooooooo (2011)

Yo i got [pinnys] [on deck] [lmk] ❋ NY Nigga (2020)

[Hey] Pinny, [how ya going]? ❋ Little Brother (2005)