DIAGNOSIS, n. A physician's forecast of the disease by the patient's pulse and purse.
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Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
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PICKANINNY, n. The young of the 'Procyanthropos', or 'Americanus dominans'. It is small, black and charged with political fatalities.
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HEART, n. Figuratively, this useful organ is said to be the seat of emotions and sentiments .... It is now known that sentiments and emotions reside in the stomach, being evolved from food by chemical action of the gastric fluid.
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