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Catchword for “witches’ knickers”
Catchword: witches’ knickers
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Part of Speechn.pl.
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: Alaskans call them “tundra ghosts” and “landfill snowbirds.” In China, they’re “white pollution.” South Africans have sarcastically dubbed them their “national flower.” Snagged in treetops in Ireland, they become “witches’ knickers.”
Article or Document Title:
“Blight of bags bringing bans”
Author:
Margie Wylie
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Times-Picayune
Publishing Location:
New Orleans, La.
Date of Publication:
Oct. 21, 2004
Page Number:
1
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