Fish-wrapper

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of fish wrapper. alt-of, alternative

    "WHAT BROUGHT on my sudden adversion to anything scanty (in the old scanty town) was that re­cent letter by a well-meaning lady who objected to the brevity of costumes worn by our local high school majorettes. “Indecency,” I believe, was one of her stronger words. And, by golly, I think she’s right. By 1922 stan­dards. Of course, in those days they didn’t advertise hinder-binders in the local fish-wrappers."

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"WHAT BROUGHT on my sudden adversion to anything scanty (in the old scanty town) was that re­cent letter by a well-meaning lady who objected to the brevity of costumes worn by our local high school majorettes. “Indecency,” I believe, was one of her stronger words. And, by golly, I think she’s right. By 1922 stan­dards. Of course, in those days they didn’t advertise hinder-binders in the local fish-wrappers."

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