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Diviʹde (2 syl.)

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When the members in the House of Commons interrupt a speaker by crying out divide, they mean, bring the debate to an end and put the motion to the vote—i.e. let the ayes divide from the noes, one going into one room or lobby, and the others into another.

 

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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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Distraction
Distrait (French)
Dithyrambic
Dittany
Ditto
Dittoes (A suit of)
Divan (Arabic and Persian, diwan)
Divers Colours [in garments]
Divert
Dives
Divide
Divide and Govern
Divination
Divine
Divine (The)
Divine Doctor
Divine Pagan (The)
Divine Plant (The)
Divine Speaker (The)
Divining Rod
Divinity in Odd Numbers