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chew the rag



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The gossip of scientists who get together and chew the rag is the lifeblood of physics.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I'll be depressive soon enough, but while you eat your candy just allow me to chew the rag; there's a kind of substance in it."

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

Don't let 'em out, though, to chew the rag with people on the platform.

From King of the Khyber Rifles by Mundy, Talbot

But I didn't stop to chew the rag none.

From Danny's Own Story by Marquis, Don

Now succeeded by a club of New Yorkers, who chew the rag and keep awake.

From The Foolish Dictionary An exhausting work of reference to un-certain English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use, confused by a few pictures [not included] by Wurdz, Gideon




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