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"ref": "2011, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Pulphead, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, page 144",
"text": "We climbed to the top of Slate Hill, the highest knob in our town, and Ricky gave me a whole talk on how slate formed, how it was and was not shale.",
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"ref": "2013, Roger Gray, Target Trojan, page 157",
"text": "Arthur slammed his fist down on the table so hard, the cup jumped, spilling coffee. The rotten bastard means to have the guvnor’s guts. That fucking knob has never been on a live deployment in his entire life.[…]",
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{
"ref": "2014 May, Thirteen O’Clock Press, Behind Closed Doors",
"text": "[…] He must really hate those people!” my father said in an all-too audible aside to Mom. “I don’t hate them, you stupid knob!” Critch said. It’s you and your whole kind I hate!”",
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{
"ref": "2015, C. J. Cronin, chapter 29, in Assassination",
"text": "“Yes,” said Jessie, pouring herself a coffee. “The rumours are true. Birdie McBride has a big knob.” “No,” I corrected, deadpan, “I said he is a big knob,”",
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"ref": "2016 August, Zona Haselton, chapter 2, in Vengeance",
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"ref": "2016 August, Zona Haselton, chapter 2, in Vengeance",
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"ref": "2011 April, Angelica Rose, Labyrinth of Passions, AuthorHouse, page 133",
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