PICAYUNE in a Sentence

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I give him a picayune, now and then; and you see he dresses well.

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 Meanings and Examples of PICAYUNE
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picayune
 a.  (informal) small and of little importance
Classic Sentence:
1  I give him a picayune, now and then; and you see he dresses well.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
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