eatherweight.

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=OUTSKIRTS= The only garments which clothe many a metropolis with
decency.

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=OVEN= The only sport who enjoys an equally hot time with or
without the dough.

Handsome is what hansoms charge.

P

Soap, long deferred, maketh the dirt stick.

=PAIN= A sensation experienced on receiving a Punch, particularly
the London one.

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=PALMISTRY= A plausible excuse for holding hands.

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=PANTS= Trousers' Country Cousins.

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=PARACHUTE=

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A successful method for getting the drop on the Earth.

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=PARAGON= The model man a woman regrets she gave up for the one
she mistakenly married.

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=PARENTS= One of the hardships of a minor's life.

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=PASS= A form of transportation issued free to those who are quite
able to pay.

=PASSENGER= One who does not travel on a pass. (Antonym for
Deadhead). From Eng. _pass_, to go, and Grk. _endidomi_, to
give up. One who has to give up to go.

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=PARROT= An individual who can never be held responsible for what
he says.

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=PASTRY= A deadly weapon carried by cafes, cooks and newly married
housekeepers.

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=PATRIOT= One who is willing to take all of Uncle Sam's bonds in a
lump.

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=PAWN=

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v. t., To keep property in the family by leaving it all with your
Uncle.

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=PAWNBROKER= A mercenary man to whom money is the one redeeming
quality.

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=PEACE= A mythical condition of tranquillity frequently reported
from the Phillipines.

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=PEACH= A popular synonym for Fair Woman, probably because the
peach is largely a skin and stony at heart.

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=PEARL= A small round product manufactured by an oyster, bought by
a lobster and worn by a