MAMMALIA, n.pl. A family of vertebrate animals whose females in a state of nature suckle their young, but when civilized and enlightened put them out to nurse, or use the bottle.
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KISS, n. A word invented by the poets as a rhyme for 'bliss.' It is supposed to signify, in a general way, some kind of rite or ceremony appertaining to a good understanding but the manner of its performance is unknown to this lexicographer.
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DISABUSE, v.t. To present your neighbor with another and better error than the one which he has deemed advantageous to embrace.
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Certainty, When one is mistaken at the top of ones voice.
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LAWSUIT, n. A machine which you go into as a pig and come out as a sausage.
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IMAGINATION, n. A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.
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