They played morning, noon, and night, through long days of sickening calm, through dreary nights of storm and hurricane, and they scarcely lifted their heads at the tidings that the Needles were in sight, nor even questioned the pilot for news of England, when he boarded them in the Downs.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Bobby had given him one, "Henry Lessingham," shining bravely in its red and gold; he had bought another, "The Downs," second hand, and it was rather tattered and well thumbed.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole
The life insurance solicitor who gets the most turn-Downs is the one who writes the most policies, because the fact he gets so many turn-Downs is owing to the fact that he has seen so many people.
"Dollars and Sense"
Col. Wm. C. Hunter