Safety-valve

//ˈseɪftɪˌvælv//

"Safety-valve" in a Sentence (1 examples)

[…] I have often thought that it was a great error in our legislature when they consented to put down the public lotteries in England. I am convinced that they were beneficial, acting as safety-valves to the gambling spirit of the nation, and that their prohibition has been productive of much crime and misery.

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