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Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of stumbling block. alt-of, alternative, idiomatic

   "What is a wife but a pretended stumbling-block in the man's path, who has his way to make in the world?"

Synonyms

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barbarbarrierblockblockadebone in the throat

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"What is a wife but a pretended stumbling-block in the man's path, who has his way to make in the world?"

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