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Pun |
n. the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or moreof its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound |
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Waistcoat |
n. a vest with pockets, that buttons |
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Caucus |
n. private political meeting among party members |
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Comfit |
n. a candy consisting of a piece of fruit, a root (as licorice), a nut, or a seedcoated and preserved with sugar |
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Cur |
n. a mongrel or inferior dog; a surly or cowardly fellow |
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Attend |
v. to listen |
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Mary Ann |
n. house servant during the Victorian period |
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Supple |
adj. able to perform bending or twisting movements with ease; limber; flexible |
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Suet |
n. the hard fat about the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton that yields tallow |
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Livery |
n. servant's uniform |
