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queen's highway

American  
Or Queen's highway,

noun

  1. king's highway.

queen's highway British  

noun

  1. (in Britain when the sovereign is female) any public road or right of way

  2. (in Canada) a main road maintained by the provincial government

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Who would ha' thowt as ever my old ass could arn me a fine an' costs o' a summons by nibbling a mouthful o' green meat on the queen's highway, God bless her!

From The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax by Lee, Holme, [pseud.]

So down the road Hoodie trotted, her basket firmly clasped in her hand, her little figure the only moving thing to be seen along the queen's highway.

From Hoodie by Baumer, Lewis Christopher Edward

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