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GRUEL-STICK a) a spoon b) a ladle c) a rifle d) a walking stick Answer below. Today's Featured Phrase: FUDDLE ONE'S NOSE VERB to get drunk ...1663 ETYMOLOGY from fuddle (vb.) to confuse with drink FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1663 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...Why that's as good as the Trick o'the Veil; do, dear Jane, quickly, 'twill make us excellent Sport at Night, and we'll fuddle our Noses together, shall we dear Jane?" From: Cutter of Coleman-Street By: Abraham Cowley, 1663 SOURCES • A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray, 1887-1933 Daily Word Quiz Answer GRUEL-STICK c) a rifle ...E20 military sl.
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