licker
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2ADJ.
unpleasant
VERB + LICKER
dish
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noun
Someone or something that licks.
When the back of the stamp is licked the first result is to leave on the tongue of the licker an unpleasant coating which demands the instant application of water to wash it off.
[…] and enjoy wide-open views of St. Kilda beach and its passing parade of in-line skaters, skateboarders, dog walkers, and ice-cream lickers.
noun
Eye dialect spelling of liquor.
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3When the back of the stamp is licked the first result is to leave on the tongue of the licker an unpleasant coating which demands the instant application of water to wash it off.
Wiktionary[…] and enjoy wide-open views of St. Kilda beach and its passing parade of in-line skaters, skateboarders, dog walkers, and ice-cream lickers.
WiktionaryThe first is a dish licker, the second a lice-killing cudgel. They pinch, when they are together. What could it be, by chance?
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