(esp in Marxist theory) the amorphous urban social group below the proletariat, consisting of criminals, tramps, etc
a small Dutch breed of tailless dog with a foxy head, pricked ears, and usually a black coat
(formerly) a club, a no. 9 iron, giving a great deal of lift
in the first place
a figure of speech in which a word is used to modify or govern two or more words although appropriate to only one of them or making a different sense with each, as in the sentenceMr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave(Charles Dickens)
a formally patterned flower garden
a small handgun that is cheap and easy to buy
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