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Specialty Expressions: HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
House that Jack BuiltLiterature1: 2. The cat which killed
2: 4. The stick which beat
3: (A zuzim was about = a farthing.)
4: 1. The kid which my father bought for two zuzim.
5: 5. The fire which burnt
6: 3. The dog which worried
7: 10. This is Yavah who vanquished
8: 6. The water which quenched
9: 7. The ox which drank
10: 8. The butcher which slew
11: 9. Death which killed
12: (The). There are numerous similar glomerations. For example the Hebrew parable of The Two Zuzim. The summation runs thus: -. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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