RECREATION, n. A particular kind of dejection to relieve a general fatigue.
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HOMILETICS, n. The science of adapting sermons to the spiritual needs, capacities and conditions of the congregation.
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HUSBAND, n. One who, having dined, is charged with the care of the plate.
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UN-AMERICAN, adj. Wicked, intolerable, heathenish.
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