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Honorable, adj.: Afflicted with an impediment in one's reach. In legislative bodies, it is customary to mention all members as honorable as, the honorable gentleman is a scurvy cur..

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Ambrose Bierce
Born: 1842
Born: June 24
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Dod Grile
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