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"sense": "(in ancient Rome) a person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal",
"word": "กลาดิอาตอร์"
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"ref": "2019, Ruth Park, A Fence Around the Cuckoo: Text Classics, page 256",
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"ref": "1895, Athol Mayhew, A Jorum of \"Punch\" with Those who Helped to Brew it",
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"ref": "1988, Bernard S. Jackson, Law, fact and narrative coherence, page 71",
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"ref": "2010, John O'Mahony, R. L. Praeger, The Sunny Side of Ireland, page 71",
"text": "Och! lave off your gladiatoring; sure it's took up I'd be if I did that!",
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"ref": "1863, The Boy's Yearly Book, page 212",
"text": "Why, thin, Mister Levi Slam, don't you think now that a volley poured into them haythen mosquitos beyant would put a stop to their gladiatoring a little?",
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"ref": "1946, George A. Birmingham, The Piccadilly Lady, page 70",
"text": "It's the Count von Eisenstein,\" says he, \"that's come over to Eire for protection against the murdering English who are marauding and gladiatoring about Germany and would kill him if they could, but thanks be to God,\" says my bold McQuirk, \"he'll be safe enough here and it'll be a good thing to have a friend of the Irish people living in Kilfenora Castle, though maybe you won't like it.\"",
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"ref": "1981, Ruth Park, The Frost And The Fire, page 162",
"text": "Have I been gladiatoring about the place, boys? Did I squeeze the wizendy little fella a bit rough like?",
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