Applesquire

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of apple-squire. alt-of, alternative, obsolete

    "It's by Adam Jacot de Boinod, and it's about the words in the English language we didn't know about and shouldn't have lost — such as "applesquire", the male servant of a prostitute, "mush-faker", one who repairs umbrellas, and "stadge", the date of issue stamped on a coin."

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"It's by Adam Jacot de Boinod, and it's about the words in the English language we didn't know about and shouldn't have lost — such as "applesquire", the male servant of a prostitute, "mush-faker", one who repairs umbrellas, and "stadge", the date of issue stamped on a coin."

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