The butchers (by Michael Longley)

Aldo D. (Belgium)
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  1. sponge down
    clean with a sponge, by rubbing
  2. swineherd
    a herder or swine
  3. shovel
    a hand tool for lifting loose material
  4. hawser
    large heavy rope for nautical use
  5. thrush
    songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
  6. thicket
    a dense growth of bushes
  7. bob
    move up and down repeatedly
Created on Sat Apr 14 17:53:28 EDT 2012 (updated Sat Apr 14 18:19:33 EDT 2012)

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