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Word: dryasdusts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1924-1924
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...House of Lords. Not much time has elapsed since the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Oxford, Dr. Herbert Murray Burge, introduced to the House a bill to control consumption of alcoholic beverages by local option. The bill secured the support of the "dryasdust" Lord Astor; the Government also gave its support with a number of reservations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: British Commonwealth of Nations: Parliament's Week: Jul. 21, 1924 | 7/21/1924 | See Source »

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