verb. sap.

British

abbreviation

verbum sapienti sat est

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Etymology

Origin of verb. sap.

Latin: a word is enough to the wise

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Verb. sap., my long-honoured old chap!

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"Verb. sap., sir," said the Bengali.

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Verb. sap.—you are sapient, I know, like your Sire— And—you'll take this strange "kettle of fish" off the fire!

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I make the profound reflection that no two sunsets are alike; this remark, however, does not extend to descriptions of sunsets—verb. sap.

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I like enthusiasm; but genuine enthusiasm does not halt at a shilling, which is the sum for which my effigy is obtainable in the public market; verb. sap.

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