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[UK] Lytton Alice (1873) II 56: In early life he had been something of a ‘tuft-hunter.’.
at tuft-hunter, n.
[UK] Lytton Alice (1873) VII 276: To be his guest! — to be shown off, and patted, and trotted out before all the rest of the company.
at trot out (v.) under trot (out), v.
[UK] Lytton Alice V 89: Political faction loves converts better even than consistent adherents. A man’s rise in life generally dates from a well-timed rat.
at rat, n.1
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