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Stamp

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ʹTis of the right stamp—has the stamp of genuine merit. A metaphor taken from current coin, which is stamped with a recognised stamp and superscription.

 

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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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Staff
Staff of Life (The)
Stafford
Stafford Law
Stag
Stags
Stagirite or Stagyrite
Stain
Stalking-horse
Stammerer (The)
Stamp
Stampede
Stand
Stand Nunky (To)
Stand Off (To)
Stand Out (To)
Stand Sam (To)
Stand Treat (To)
Stand Upon (To)
Stand to a Bargain (To)
Stand to his Guns (To)