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A hog on ice and other curious expressions

Main Author:	Funk, Charles Earle, 1881-1957.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Harper & Row, 1985, c1948.
Edition:	1st Harper colophon ed.
Series:	Harper colophon books
Subjects:	English language > Terms and phrases. English language > Etymology.

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