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The Deuce is in Him choose

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[UK] G. Colman Deuce Is In Him II i: Mr. Prattle, you are extremely amusing. You know the chit-chat of the whole town.
at chitchat, n.1
[UK] G. Colman Deuce Is In Him I i: A man that half the women in town would pull caps for.
at pull caps (v.) under pull, v.
[UK] G. Colman Deuce Is In Him I i: I shall make shift to dance [...] on my stumps, Emily!
at stumps, n.
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