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Dictionary of English Proverbs

 

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QUENCH . To cast oil in the fire is not the way to quench it.
QUICK . Quick at meat, quick at work.
QUIET LIFE . Anything for a quiet life.
QUIETNESS . Next to love, quietness.
QUOTE . The devil can quote Scripture to suit his purpose. 1328. RAGGED COLT. A ragged colt may make a good horse.
 
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Dhole : n. A fierce, wild dog (Canis Dukhunensis), found in the mountains of India. It is remarkable for its propensity to hunt the tiger and other wild animals in packs.
 
Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words by Thomas Preston, published originally in 1880 in London by Whittaker & Co
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