"Ronseal" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From the Ronseal advertising slogan It does exactly what it says on the tin. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Ronseal (uncountable)
  1. (attributive) Designates something that does exactly what one would expect or understand from its outward appearance or description. Wikipedia link: Ronseal Tags: attributive, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Ronseal-en-noun--wfc9Ch7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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