The Faber Dictionary of Euphemisms

ISBN-10: 0571151256
ISBN-13: 9780571151257
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines
Pages: 408
Language: English
Published: 1989
Publisher: London ; Boston : Faber and Faber
Author: R. W. Holder

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