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Word: hamburger (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1881-1881
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...entered the sanctum simultaneously through different doors, and a bright blush suffused the tear-stained cheek of the maiden as she saw a frill of "Hamburg edging" peeping from under the modest coat-sleeve of the youth. He gave one look, and a long, convulsive shudder shook his manly frame as he perceived a shirt-button peeping from beneath the lace about her neck...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A CO-EDUCATIONAL INCIDENT. | 6/17/1881 | See Source »

...inconsistent with the popular manners of the Club. Dizzy thought that it might injure Turkey's influence in the English cabinet, or even pacify the Boers; and W-m Ang-ll H-vey of the Transcriber was very much averse to any measure that might increase the duty upon Hamburg edgings and corsets. "Let 'em edge!" declared Br-wn-ng. "The ad valorem duty on books has been removed, and one can write...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE QUIZZICAL CLUB. | 2/11/1881 | See Source »

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