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"ref": "1955, Edward Latimer Beach, chapter 6, in Run Silent, Run Deep:",
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"(idiomatic) Thoroughly equipped, as for a demanding task or confrontation."
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"ref": "1917, Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 35, in Anne's House of Dreams:",
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