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"etymology_text": "The British naval slang sense derives from Fanny Adams. Tins of mutton introduced as rations were not liked by the sailors and were taken by them to contain the butchered remains of Fanny Adams who had been brutally murdered and dismembered. The tins were re-used for eating from and cooking with.",
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"word": "Fanny Adams"
}
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"English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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"ref": "2005, Patrick Halliday, Survival, page 24:",
"text": "I put on a big fanny of Ky, that is a straight-sided pot of cocoa for them returning.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"Mess kettle or cooking pot."
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