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"ref": "1857, Charles Kingsley, chapter 5, in Two Years Ago, volume 3, Cambridge: Macmillan, page 135",
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"ref": "1929, Dashiell Hammett, chapter 17, in The Dain Curse, New York: Vintage, published 1972, page 149",
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"ref": "1961 January, G. H. Robin, “Resorts for Railfans - 32: Ayr”, in Trains Illustrated, page 49",
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"ref": "1982, Bernard Malamud, “The Flood”, in God’s Grace, New York: Avon, published 1983, page 31",
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"sense": "having a jagged edge like a saw",
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