muslin kail
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of muslin kail
1775–85; muslin (perhaps in the sense “thin”)
Example Sentences
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Right substantial, in troth, is the fat prebend's broth, And the bishop's a hantle yet thicker; But muslin kail to the curate they deal, Sae dinna begrudge his drap liquor, drap liquor, Sae dinna begrudge his drap liquor.
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