Prentis

He leaves _6s. 8d_. to Humphrey Stonor, 'somtyme my prentis'. ❋ Eileen Edna Power (1914)

Hofe at prentis lads e them days wor lether'd whoile ther skin wor skoi-blue, and clam'd whoile ther booans wer bare, an work'd whoile they wor as knock-kneed as oud Nobbletistocks. ❋ Unknown (1873)

'This here boy, sir, wot the parish wants to' prentis, 'said Mr. Gamfield. ❋ Charles Dickens (1841)

A porochial 'prentis, who is at present a dead-weight; a millstone, as I may say, round the porochial throat? ❋ Charles Dickens (1841)

A porochial 'prentis, who is at present a deadweight; a millstone, as I may say; round the porochial throat? ❋ Unknown (1838)

"If the parish vould like him to learn a right pleasant trade, in a good 'spectable chimbley-sweepin' bisness," said Mr. Gamfield, "I wants a 'prentis, and I am ready to take him." ❋ Unknown (1838)

"This here boy, sir, wot the parish wants to 'prentis," said Mr. Gamfield. ❋ Unknown (1838)

Keep him where he is, bind him prentis, I'll pay anything for That. ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)

A porochial ‘prentis, who is at present a dead – weight; a millstone, as I may say, round the porochial throat? ❋ Unknown (2007)

Mr. Gamfield, ‘I wants a ‘prentis, and I am ready to take him.’ ❋ Unknown (2007)

May we petition you, Shaun illustrious, then, to put his prentis’ pride in your aproper’s purse and to unravel in your own sweet way with words of style to your very and most obse-quient, we suggested, with yet an esiop’s foible, as to how? — ❋ Unknown (2006)

I [got] me a prentis [bishes] ❋ Thotspot (2014)

man prentis on [twitch] [sure] [is lame] ❋ Cmzxlon (2021)

That prenti is [such a] [koob] ❋ IrishRoachMan (2019)