verbal subs. (American).—Endearments.

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  1859.  G. A. SALA, Twice Round the Clock, 11 A.M., par. 8. A sly kiss, and a squeeze, and a pressure of the foot or so, and a variety of harmless endearing blandishments, known to our American cousins (who are great adepts at sweet-hearting) under the generic name of CONOODLING.

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  1864 and 1879.  [See quots. under CANOODLE, sense 1.]

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