JB: <<<Meaning "minimal pairs (triplets)"?>>>
WB: Minimal set: {Mal [ash]: mall/maul [awe] : moll [ah]}. <Mal> being
short for <Malcolm>. OTOH, fair wear & tear on a lion's scratching post
could be called <maulwear>.
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