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Rolf Boldrewood

Rolf Boldrewood (1826–1915), novelist (real name Thomas Browne).
The 410th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 1084 quotations (about 0.03% of all OED quotations).
See article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Total number of quotations1084Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word19Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning162Find quotations
NameTotal QuotationsPercentage of quotations
1.Colonial Reformer56052.0%Find quotations in OED
2.Robbery under Arms26324.0%Find quotations in OED
3.Miner's Right13212.0%Find quotations in OED
4.Old Melbourne Mem.343.0%Find quotations in OED
5.Squatter's Dream202.0%Find quotations in OED
6.Sydney-side Saxon192.0%Find quotations in OED
7.Nevermore151.0%Find quotations in OED
8.Romance Canvas Town131.0%Find quotations in OED
9.Ups & Downs121.0%Find quotations in OED
10.Austral. Grazier's Guide81.0%Find quotations in OED

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