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  • 81To bundle off — Bundle Bun dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bundled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bundling}.] 1. To tie or bind in a bundle or roll. [1913 Webster] 2. To send off abruptly or without ceremony. [1913 Webster] They unmercifully bundled me and my gallant second into… …

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  • 82To bundle one's self up — Bundle Bun dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bundled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bundling}.] 1. To tie or bind in a bundle or roll. [1913 Webster] 2. To send off abruptly or without ceremony. [1913 Webster] They unmercifully bundled me and my gallant second into… …

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  • 83Vettura — Vet*tu ra, n.; pl. {Vetture}. [It. vettura, fr. L. vectura conveyance. Cf. {Vecture}.] An Italian four wheeled carriage, esp. one let for hire; a hackney coach. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 84Vetture — Vettura Vet*tu ra, n.; pl. {Vetture}. [It. vettura, fr. L. vectura conveyance. Cf. {Vecture}.] An Italian four wheeled carriage, esp. one let for hire; a hackney coach. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 85fiacre — noun (plural fiacres) Etymology: French, from the Hotel Saint Fiacre, Paris Date: 1698 a small hackney coach …

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  • 86Marylebone — Not to be confused with St Mary le Bow. Coordinates: 51°31′04″N 0°08′49″W / 51.5177°N 0.1470°W / 51.5177; 0.1470 …

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  • 87Zeugma — (from the Greek word ζεύγμα , meaning yoke ) is a figure of speech describing the joining of two or more parts of a sentence with a single common verb or noun. A zeugma employs both ellipsis, the omission of words which are easily understood, and …

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  • 88Sketches by Boz — Infobox Book name = Sketches by Boz title orig = Sketches by Boz, Illustrative of Every day Life and Every day People image caption = author = Charles Dickens illustrator = George Cruikshank cover artist = country = United Kingdom language =… …

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  • 89Somerset House — For the 19th century town house of the Dukes of Somerset, see Somerset House, Park Lane. The Strand facade of Somerset House and the church of St Mary le Strand, shown in a view of 1836 …

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  • 90List of English words of Irish origin — This is a list of English language words from the Celtic Irish language. For English words which originated in Ireland from other sources see Hiberno English. Expand list|date=August 2008Dictionary abbreviations: * AHD : The American Heritage… …

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