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old dear

noun

Definitions

  1. old woman

    • The bus journey took forever, with old dears with their shopping trolleys getting on and off at every stop.
    • Sadly, the ever-eager Reverend Judith had not been able to conjure up many worshippers, even though it was Father’s Day. There was just one old dear sitting halfway back, her faulty hearing aid letting off a high-pitched whistle.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for old dear. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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