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"ref": "1876, “The Charlemagne Romances: Part 4—Pulci,”, in The Monthly Packet of Evening Readings, volume 22, page 467",
"text": "Rinaldo . . . is represented as a gluttonous feeder, and rather disposed to quarrel over his meat; liking also to ‘wet his beak’ in generous liquor.",
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"ref": "2005, John Lynch, Tom Water, page 168",
"text": "Then, very softly, she says, \"I'll stick the kettle on so we can wet our beaks.\"",
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"ref": "2011, K'wan Foye, Eviction Notice: A Hood Rat Novel, page 248",
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"ref": "1996, Mario Puzo, The Last Don (2004 Random House edition), p. 5 (Google preview)",
"text": "\"Giorgio,\" the Don said, \". . . our Family will now serve only as financial advisors to all the other Families. . . . [W]e must protect everyone's money, for which they will let us wet our beaks.\""
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"ref": "2009 August 30, William K. Rashbaum, “Concern Is High That the Mob May Seek a Cut of the Stimulus Pie”, in New York Times, retrieved 2013-08-15",
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"ref": "2012, Nick Taylor, Sins of the Father: The True Story of a Family Running from the Mob, page 356",
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"text": "\"Giorgio,\" the Don said, \". . . our Family will now serve only as financial advisors to all the other Families. . . . [W]e must protect everyone's money, for which they will let us wet our beaks.\""
},
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