"Confab" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the House of Commons, after congratulating him on his present enviable position, finished the confab with the following unrivalled conundrum:—"By the bye, which of your vegetables does your Tamworth speech resemble!"—"Spinach," replied Peel, who, no doubt, associated it with gammon.—"Pshaw," said the gallant Colonel, ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, August 28, 1841 • Various
... a confab," said Lewis, as his companions gathered about him. "I wonder what they are going to ...
— The Riflemen of the Miami • Edward S. Ellis
... in camp an' not let him go to pawin' 'round for real trouble with the festive Jaybird, Enright stands in to cap the game himse'f; an' puts it up in confab with this Todd the next day as how he sees the rattlesnake, an' that it's mighty ...
— Wolfville • Alfred Henry Lewis
... Then all at once the lads 'ad a confab an' went away, an' in a few minutes they was back with some lovely straight planed props of timber, an' they chopped 'em up in a jiffy 'an got the fire roaring 'ot, an' I gave 'em the ball, an' your ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, March 10th, 1920 • Various
... listen in on this confab?" Frank asked, plaintively. "Or must I continue to mount guard here? Besides, I want to go down and look at our airplane, and pat it even if I can't get in and fly. I can see it from ...
— The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border • Gerald Breckenridge
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