MISS, n. The title with which we brand unmarried women to indicate that they are in the market. Let us be consistent and also give one to the unmarried man. I venture to suggest Mush, abbreviated to Mh.
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HAND, n. A singular instrument worn at the end of the human arm and commonly thrust into somebody's pocket.
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LAUGHTER, n. An interior convulsion, producing a distortion of the features and accompanied by inarticulate noises. It is infectious and, though intermittent, incurable. Liability to attacks of laughter distinguishes man from the animals . . .
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