subs. (American).—1.  A good fellow.

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  1888.  Missouri Republican, 24 Feb. Dave is a HONEY.

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  2.  (rhyming slang).—Money. For synonyms, see ACTUAL and GILT.

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  3.  (old colloquial).—A term of endearment.

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  4.  (venery).—The semen. Also, WHITE HONEY (q.v.). Cf., HIVE.

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  Verb (American).—To cajole; to exchange endearments; to deceive by soft words or promises.

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  1596.  SHAKESPEARE, Hamlet, iii. 4.

        Stew’d in corruption; HONEYING and making love
Over the nasty sty.

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  1602.  MARSTON, Antonio and Mellida, A. 4.

        Can’st thou not HONEY me with fluent speach,
And even adore my toplesse villany?

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  1604.  MARSTON and WEBSTER, The Malcontent (DODSLEY, Old Plays, iv., 66).

        O unpeerable! invention rare!
Thou god of policy, it HONIES me.

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  1631.  CHETTLE, Hoffman, ii. 3.

          Hof.  A pretious villaine: a good villaine too!
Well if he be no worse; that is doe worse,
And HONEY me in my death-stinging thoughts,
I will preferre him.

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  1888.  Tuskaloosa News. It is of no use to HONEY; payments must be made at least once a year.

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  TO SELL HONEY FOR A HALFPENNY, verb. phr. (old).—To rate at a vile price.

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  1592.  NASHE, Pierce Penilesse, His Supplication to the Divell (1842), p. 65. Thou, that to thy Dialogues SOLDST HUNNY FOR A HALPENIE, and the choycest Writers ex[t]ant for cues a peece.

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