mole; dressage

W Brewer brewerwa at GMAIL.COM
Sun Apr 15 16:54:40 UTC 2012


Jonathan Lighter wrote: <<<A mole, however, is a spy planted by the
enemy. The word they want is turncoat or rat or, for those of a certain
age, fink.>>>
WB:  a Benedict Arnold more than a quisling.

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