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Catchword for “throw down”
Catchword: throw down
Part of Speechn.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: According to the indictments, the cops lied, used excessive force and planted evidence—so-called “throw-down guns”— at crime scenes,
Article or Document Title:
“Federal prosecutors charge that rogue cops called the Jump Out Boys rode roughshod over Miami”
Author:
Bill Hewitt, Siobhan Morrissey, Steve Ellman, Kristin Harmel
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
People Magazine
Dateline:
Miami, Fla.
Date of Publication:
May 6, 2002
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