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- ↑ brogue, noun Cambridge Dictionaries Online
- ↑ hod, noun Cambridge Dictionaries Online
- ↑ tippler, noun Cambridge Dictionaries Online
- ↑ craythur, noun Merriam-Webster Dictionary
- ↑ trotter, noun Merriam-Webster Dictionary
- ↑ mavourneen, noun Merriam-Webster Dictionary
- ↑ hold your gob shut, phrase Cambridge Online Dictionaries
- ↑ ructions, noun Cambridge Online Dictionaries
- ↑ bedad, interjection Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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