Wpb

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of wastepaper basket. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "And then there was a sort of sensation at the door and in came Margaret Thatcher. Rab’s shell crackled and contracted a little, as he tried to look flattered by the attention of his new leader: she whose whole purpose it was to cram Butskellism as harshly as possible into the WPB of history."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of War Production Board. abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of Workers Party of Britain. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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wpg

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"And then there was a sort of sensation at the door and in came Margaret Thatcher. Rab’s shell crackled and contracted a little, as he tried to look flattered by the attention of his new leader: she whose whole purpose it was to cram Butskellism as harshly as possible into the WPB of history."

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