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Word: nickless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1948-1948
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Usage:

...Worshipful Companies of Dyers and Vintners. Each July, in ceremonies known as "swan-upping," swan markers round up the flocks and allocate the young cygnets. One nick is made in the lower bill to mark a Dyers' swan, two for a Vintners'; His Majesty's go nickless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHANCELLERIES: Swan Song | 2/16/1948 | See Source »

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