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BOS IN LINGUL

\bˈɒs ɪn lˈɪŋɡʌl], \bˈɒs ɪn lˈɪŋɡʌl], \b_ˈɒ_s ɪ_n l_ˈɪ_ŋ_ɡ_ʌ_l]\

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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[L.] An ox is on his tongue, i.e. some weighty reason for silence (or, less probably, a bribe, a coin stamped with an ox); cf.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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