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brocade
elaborately designed fabricburthen
burden (archaic)fetor
stenchjowl
jaw or cheekmanhole
a hole leading to a sewer or drain, usually on a city streetnickelodeon
an early kind of movie theater where customers would pay a small amount to watch a quick film or variety showNineveh
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