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Try using these in a sentence
● Here are a few entries from the Oxford English Dictionary, online edition.
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● Femocrat: An influential female civil servant or politician, especially one noted for feminist views.
● Ozzie and Harriet: A married couple, especially regarded as exemplifying traditional … or idealized domesticity.
● Poltroon: A spiritless coward; a mean-spirited, worthless wretch; a craven.
● Slumgum: The residual wax … and other impurities that remain when the honey and most of the wax are extracted from honeycombs by warming them.
● Tubigrip: A proprietary name for a tubular, elasticated bandage intended to aid recovery of an injured limb, etc., by providing compression and support.
