YANKEE, n. In Europe, an American. In the Northern States of our Union, a New Englander. In the Southern States the word is unknown. (See DAMYANK.)
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DAWN, n. The time when men of reason go to bed.
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MORAL, adj. Conforming to a local and mutable standard of right. Having the quality of general expediency.
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THEOSOPHY, n. An ancient faith having all the certitude of religion and all the mystery of science.
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SATIETY, n. The feeling that one has for the plate after he has eaten its contents, madam.
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