"plain as Salisbury" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: Presumably a pun on Salisbury Plain, or perhaps in reference to the spire of Salisbury Cathedral, which can be seen at a distance. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} plain as Salisbury (not comparable)
  1. (UK, simile, informal, dated) Synonym of plain as day. Tags: UK, dated, informal, not-comparable Synonyms: plain as day [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-plain_as_Salisbury-en-adj-Og67O6YJ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "‘Your chummage ticket,’ replied Mr. Roker; ‘you’re up to that?’\n‘Not quite,’ replied Mr. Pickwick, with a smile.\n‘Why,’ said Mr. Roker, ‘it’s as plain as Salisbury. You’ll have a chummage ticket upon twenty-seven in the third, and them as is in the room will be your chums.’",
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