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SAW, n. A trite popular saying, or proverb. (Figurative and colloquial.) So called because it makes its way into a wooden head. Following are examples of old saws fitted with new teeth."
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"TABLE D'HOTE, n. A caterer's thrifty concession to the universal passion for irresponsibility."
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"REVEILLE, n. A signal to sleeping soldiers to dream of battlefields no more, but get up and have their blue noses counted."
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"SAFETY-CLUTCH, n. A mechanical device acting automatically to prevent the fall of an elevator, or cage, in case of an accident to the hoisting apparatus."
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"RUMOR, n. A favorite weapon of the assassins of character."
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