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Monday, December 7, 2009
Candlestick-maker
Someone who makes candlesticks.
"Some monster of the middle class, some tinker or tailor, or
candlestick-maker
, with his long purse, preaching reform and practicing corruption."
Benjamin Disraeli,
Sybil
(1845)
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