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Uxbridge English Dictionary

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341o2

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Barcarolle - Christmas song for sheep
Barring - a sheep pen
Barkeeper - a shepherd
Barmaid - a ewe
 
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Nom de plume - the act of eating a particular stoned fruit

(I hope that's valid - if there are any rules in this particular ISIHAC game!)
Most certainly. A nice one, too.

(If you're worried about it being a phrase borrowed from another language, that's no issue: I can remember "bidet" , "foccacia" , and "aperitif" being defined on the radio over the years.)
 

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worried about it being a phrase borrowed from another language, that's no issue: I can remember "bidet" , "foccacia" , and "aperitif" being defined on the radio over the years.)

Indeed. My favourite is:

Hors d’œuvre
Ladies of the night who hang around diesel pumps
 

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