[Ads-l] thug

W Brewer brewerwa at GMAIL.COM
Thu Apr 30 01:51:54 UTC 2015


WB:  Antlio-vinclotraction 'treadmill chain-pulling':  <thug>-avoidance
translated into Latin.
Another case of pulling (tract-) (s.o.'s) chain (vinc(u)lum) trapped on a
euphemism treadmill (antlia).

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