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Word: plumbin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1940
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...compromise suggested last week by James Henderson Stewart, M. P.: let the Scots wear their kilts until actual fighting begins, then change to the battle dress (like ski suits) which all other British troops wear. Said Scot Stewart: "If a mon does a spot o' plumbin' he p'ts on a plumber's garb, but when it's over, he disnae hae to keep on bein' a plumber...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WESTERN THEATRE: Spot o' Plumbin' | 1/29/1940 | See Source »

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