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The Devil and the Lady choose

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[UK] A. Tennyson Devil and the Lady (1930) 35: And you as brisk as bottled beer.
at brisk, adj.
[UK] A. Tennyson Devil and the Lady (1930) III i 55: I’ll [...] uncork The claret of your nob, and dim your daylights, And make your ivories chatter in the tusk-box.
at nob, n.1
[UK] A. Tennyson Devil and the Lady (1930) III i 55: I’ll [...] uncork The claret of your nob, and dim your daylights, And make your ivories chatter in the tusk-box.
at tusk, n.
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