Hurly-burly

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  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of hurlyburly. alt-of, alternative

    "Yaroslav went about his duties with a straight back and a firm, springy step, enjoying it all: the hurly-burly in Smolensk, getting the rustics into uniform, and, better still, the train journey."

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adoadoagitationblusterboilboiling

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"Yaroslav went about his duties with a straight back and a firm, springy step, enjoying it all: the hurly-burly in Smolensk, getting the rustics into uniform, and, better still, the train journey."

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