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Hospital (The)

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in Post-office phraseology, is the department where loose packages are set to rights.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Horse-vetch
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Horsemen
Horsey Man (A)
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Horus
Hose
Hospital
Hospital (The)
Hospitallers
Host
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Hostler
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Hot Cockles
Hot Cross Buns
Hot-foot
Hot Water (In)
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