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[W Brewer]

​<<touting the party line>>​
WB: I was unaware/unconscious or <*tout* the party line>, until my
linguistic naivete was just now further diminished. I react to it as a
blend: <{toe + spout} the party line> = <tout ...>. All three have ghits:
<toe> 24 ghits, <tow> 2.8 ghits; <spout> 2.34 ghits; <tout> 1.68 ghits.

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