Both Uses of
rejoinder
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- "I neither want any thanks, nor merit any," was the careless rejoinder.†
Chpt 2.4 *
- "You shall not get off in that way," rejoined Stryver, shouldering the rejoinder at him; "no, Sydney, it's my duty to tell you—and I tell you to your face to do you good—that you are a devilish ill-conditioned fellow in that sort of society.†
Chpt 2.11
Definitions:
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(1)
(rejoinder) a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Law: a rejoinder is a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication (reply)