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[UK] A. Hollinghurst Spell 77: ‘I’ve got a ruinous taste for givers.’ .. ‘That’s just a typically modest way of saying you’re a giver,’ he said [Simes:DLSS].
at giver, n.
[UK] A. Hollinghurst Spell 76: ‘My impression is he’s always been a pitcher not a catcher.’ Alex wasn’t sure if they both saw the double meaning [Simes:DLSS].
at catcher, n.2
[UK] A. Hollinghurst Spell 38: [H]e appeared [...] both as a devouringly passive lover and as a kind of cock-teaser, a grown-up school tart [Simes:DLSS].
at cockteaser, n.
[UK] A. Hollinghurst Spell 68: ‘All right, doll, I’ll may see you’—giving him a kiss on the cheek [Simes:DLSS].
at doll, n.1
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